1 cup shortening
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup egg whites
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Sift together the flour, shortening, sugar and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar and salt. Beat in the egg whites and vanilla. Stir together. Drop dough by half-ounces onto the prepared cookie sheets, 2 inches apart, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. cool on baking sheet for a couple of minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.