Mimis Sleep Tight Cookies Food

SLEEPING COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degF.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff, then gradually add the sugar and salt.
• Beat until sugar is dissolved.
• Stir in walnuts and chocolate or butterscotch bits.
• Drop by teaspoon on oiled, foil covered cookie sheet.
• Put into oven and turn off oven.
• Leave in all night- (DO NOT PEEK)-or during the daytime and left in the oven until it is cold.

MIMI'S SLEEP-TIGHT COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter cookie sheets. This is an old recipe, I have updated, using parchment paper here.
• 2. In large bowl, making sure there is no greasy residue to keep eggs from whipping, beat egg whites, sugar, salt, white vinegar and vanilla until egg whites are stiff.
• 3. Gently fold in nuts and chocolate chips. Drop mixture by teaspoonsful onto prepared cookie sheets. Put cookie sheets in oven and turn oven OFF. DO NOT OPEN for at least 5 hours, or overnight.

MIMI'S BISCORTA COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour and sugar and cut in shortening.
• Beat eggs slightly and add to mixture.
• Add baking powder, salt, vanilla and milk.
• Mix well.
• Roll dough (small pieces at a time) to about 1/4 -inch thick.
• Cut strips and twist dough like pretzels, or use cookie cutters and cut out desired shapes.
• Add sugar sprinkles before baking if desired.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for about 15 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes, remove to rack and cool completely.
• NOTE: My guess is you could sprinkle with confectioner's sugar after baking.