->Fortune 09 <-

3/4 cup unbeaten egg whites (5-6)

1 2/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup melted butter

1 cup flour

3/4 cup finely chopped blanced almonds

1/2 tsp vanilla or 1 Tbsp lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine and mix egg whites, sugar and salt until sugar is dissolved.

Stir in separately and beat until well blended the butter, flour,

almonds and flavoring. Drop the dough in tablespoons, well apart,

onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or until

the edges are golden brown. Mold cookie (curl) over a wooden spoon

handle. Insert fortune paper in each cookie letting part of the

paper project. Pinch the ends of the roll closed while the cookie

is still warm.