Japanese cookies (japan)

6    Egg whites
    3/4 c  Sugar
      1 ts vanilla
  1 1/2 c  Rice flour
    2/3 c  Melted shortening
 
     Beat egg whites until stiff, adding sugar and vanilla gradually. Add
  flour and shortening slowly; beat well after each addition. Drop by
  spoonfuls on hot, greased baking sheet; spread thin with back spoon. Bake
  in 325-degree oven until crisp.
     Source:  Recipes on Parade Foreign Foods, 1000 World Wide Favorites of
  Military Officers' Wives
 
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