Lemon Coconut Drop Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 lemon, juiced and zested
• 4 cups sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• Flour, enough to make a stiff batter
• 1 pound package grated coconut

Method

1. 1 Cream sugar with butter. Add egg yolks and beat well.
2. 2 Stir in lemon juice and rind.
3. 3 Sift flour and baking powder twice, then add to mixture along with coconut. Mix until very stiff.
4. 4 Fold in egg whites beaten to stiff peaks.
5. 5 Drop batter onto buttered baking sheets.
6. 6 Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) until set.