Coconut Macaroons - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 ounces coconut
10 ounces sugar
5 egg whites
glace cherries, halved (to decorate)

Preparation

Mix coconut, sugar and egg whites together in a saucepan.
Heat gently, stirring with a wooden spoon until the mixture is warm but NOT hot.
Remove from heat and leave until cold.
Divide mixture into 18 mounds, setting them down on greased, floured baking trays.
Top each mound with a half glace cherry.
Bake 20 minutes at 350F until pale golden brown.
Cool on a wire rack.