Petite Rolled Vanilla Cookies

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   Using electric mixer, beat 3 tablespoons butter and sugar in medium bowl until coarse meal forms.

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   Beat in egg whites, 1 at a time, then vanilla.

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   Add flour and beat until well blended.

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   Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in small saucepan over low heat.

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   Mix warm butter into batter.

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   Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F.

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   Lightly butter 2 nonstick baking sheets.

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   Spoon 1 heaping teaspoonful batter for each cookie onto sheets, spacing 4 inches apart and forming 3 cookies on each sheet.

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   Using small metal offset spatula or back of spoon, spread batter for each cookie to very thin 4-inch round.

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    Bake cookies on 1 sheet until 3/4 inch of edge is golden brown, about 5 minutes.

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    Run thin flexible spatula under edge of 1 cookie to loosen and remove from sheet.

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    Working quickly while cookies are still warm and flexible, roll 1 cookie around handle of wooden spoon into cylinder.

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    Slide cookie onto work surface.

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    Shape remaining cookies into cylinders, returning sheet to oven briefly to soften cookies if necessary.

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    Bake cookies on second sheet while first baking sheet cools.

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    Repeat with remaining batter, using cool baking sheet each time.

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    Cool rolled cookies completely.

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    (Can be made 1 day ahead.

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    Store airtight at room temperature.)

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.