Meringue Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 Egg whites

1/8 ts Cream of tarter

1/8 ts Salt

1 ts Vanilla

3/4 c Superfine sugar

1/2 c Chocolate chips

1/4 c Nuts; optional

Preheat oven 300 degrees. Beat egg whites, cream of tarter and salt together until soft peaks form. Add vanilla, then add sugar gradually, beating until stiff. Fold in choc. and nuts. Drop by teaspoon fulls 2 inches apart on ungreased brown paper layed on cookie sheet. Bake until dry approx. 25 minutes. Let cool slightly before removing from brown paper. Set on rack to cool before storing in airtight container. Freezes well.
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