Fortune Filled Cigar Cookies

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   For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.

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   Whisk the egg whites in a bowl just until mixed.

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   Sift in the flour and the confectioners' sugar and whisk until combined.

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   Slowly incorporate the milk, melted butter, and the vanilla extract.

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   On a well-greased sheet pan or silpat, add tablespoons of batter equally spaced apart from one another.

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   Spread each thin and in a rectangular shape, using the back of a spoon.

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   Bake the wafers just until brown around the edges, about 4 to 8 minutes.

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   With a flexible knife or metal spatula, lift the wafers off the baking sheet while they are still hot.

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   If they cool down, warm them briefly in the oven.

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    Working quickly, curl the hot wafers at once around a pencil.

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    If they harden while shaping, return them to the oven briefly until they soften.

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    For the chocolate: On a low simmer in a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips.

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    Dip the end of each cigar cookie into the chocolate and place on a well-greased cookie sheet to cool.

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    Tuck a fortune message into the inside of each of the cookies.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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