Countdown to Christmas Part 2

Today I'm getting started on the baking.  I've been thinking about these cookies for days and can't wait to share them with my friends and family :)

Macaroons

4 egg whites

2 1/2 cups unsweetened shredded coconut

1/4 cup coconut sugar

2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup dried unsweetened, unsulfured cherries, coarsely chopped

2/3 cup walnut pieces, toasted

2 oz dark chocolate pieces, coarsely chopped

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  Combine egg whites, coconut, sugar, vanilla and salt in a double boiler.  Cook and stir 6-7 minutes or until mixture is very hot to the touch and egg whites have thickened, and turned opaque.  Stir in cherries. Cool.

Stir in pecans and chocolate.  Drop dough (about 2 TBSP) at a time on prepared baking sheet.  Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.  Slide cookies (keeping them on the parchment paper) onto wire racks and cool.