12 Strips red and/or green
-paper strips
3 tb Butter; softened
3 tb Sugar
1 lg Egg white
1/2 ts Vanilla
1/3 c Flour
Heat oven to 400. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Write a fortune on each strip of
paper and have an empty water glass ready.
Beat butter, sugar egg white and vanilla in a small bowl with an electric
mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour.
Working in batches of 3, drop 1 1/2 teaspoons of batter at least 4″ apart
on prepared cookie sheet. Spread batter with back of a spoon into a 3″
circle.
Bake 3 to 4 minutes or until edges turn golden brown. Working quickly,
remove cookie with a spatula to work surface. Place a fortune horizontally
in the center of the cookie. Fold bottom half of cookie to top and press
edges with fingertips for 3 seconds. Holding top edge of cookie, place
center of fold over rim of the glass. Gently press sides down to bend
cookie in middle. Let cool on rim 1 minutes. Repeat with remaining 2
cookies. Let cookies cool completely on wire rack. Repeat process using
remaining dough and cooled cookie sheet. Store in an airtight container.
Yields
12 Servings