FORGOTTEN COOKIES
2  egg whites
dash of salt
2/3  c. sugar
1  pkg. chocolate chips
1  c. nuts, chopped
Preheat oven to 400.  Beat egg whites with salt until soft peaks form.  Add sugar, a small amount at a time.; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto well-greased cookie sheets. Place in oven: turn off heat. Leave overnight: do not open oven door.  Yield:  60 large cookies. 

Also good with crushed candy cane instead of chocolate and nuts.


		STARLIGHT MINT COOKIES
Sift together:   3  c. flour
 	       1  tsp. soda
	       1/2  tsp. salt
Cream: 	       1  c. butter (half shortening may be used):  add gradually
	       1  c.  sugar
	       1/2  c. brown sugar,  creaming well.
Blend in:	       2  eggs, unbeaten
	       2  T. water
	       1  tsp. vanilla:  beat well.
Add	       dry ingredients;  mix thoroughly. Cover and regrigerate at least
	       2 hours. 
Open: 	       1 pkg. solid chocolate mint candy wafers (Can use Andes mints).
	       enclose each wafer in about 1 T. of chilled dough.
Place:              on greaded baking sheet about 2 inches apart. 
Top:	      each with a walnut half.
Bake: 	      375  for 10 - 12 minutes.


		CONFETTI COOKIES	
1  c. sugar		1  tsp. salt
1/2  c. brown sugar		1  tsp. soda
1  c. shortening		1  c. cut-up small gum drops
2  eggs			(Use red & green for Christmas)
1  tsp. vanilla		1/2  c. nuts, chopped
21/3  c. flour
Cream....sugars, shortening, eggs and vanilla.
Mix..........flour, salt, & soda to blend.
Add........dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix well.
Sitr in.....gumdrops and nuts.  Mix well.
Drop......by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. Dot tops with additional                      cut-up gum drops, if desired.
Bake....at 350  for 15 minutes. 
Yield.....5 - 6 dozen cookies.