Holiday Macaroons

Holiday Macaroons
 
 4 Eggs
 1 1//2 cups of sugar
 2/3 cup of all-purpose flour
 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
 1/4 teaspoon of salt
 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine; melted
 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
 5 cups of flaked coconut
 1 Jar maraschino cherries, 10 ounces

Instructions:

In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs until foamy. Gradually add sugar, beating constantly until thick and pate yellow. Stir together dry ingredients; fold into egg mixture. Stir in butter, vanilla and coconut. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased and floured cookie sheets. Top with cherries. Bake at 325ºF.  for 10-13 minutes. Yield: about 6 dozen. Busted by Sara Horton 5/28/98 Recipe by: Taste of Home, Christine Conway, Mogadore, Ohio Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.