Women With Altitude
Official Red Hat Society Chapter of Grand County, Colorado
Chapter # 21031
Elevation 9,100 feet (2773 meters)


Chocolate Almond Snowdrops-Betty Williams

¼ t. cream of tartar
1/8 t. salt
4 lg. egg whites
¾ cup sugar
1/3 cup sliced almonds
1/3 cup semisweet minichips. 
Cocoa to dust tops

Preheat oven to 275 degrees.  Beat first 3 ingredients in a large bowl until foamy.  Gradually add sugar 1 T. at a time until stiff peaks form.  Do not under beat.  Fold in almonds and chips.  Drop by rounded tablespoons on parchment paper lined cookie sheets.  Place one pan on bottom and 1 on middle oven rack.  Bake 30 minutes and rotate pans.  Bake 30 minutes more.  Yield 4 dozen.