Date-Nut Fingers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 tsp. salt
3 egg whites
1 3/4 c. sifted confectioners sugar
1 Tbsp. enriched flour
2 c. broken pecans
1 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Add salt to egg whites, beat to stiff foam.
Sift sugar with flour, add to egg whites, one tablespoon at a time.
Continue beating until very stiff.
Fold in nuts, dates and vanilla.
Drop from teaspoon onto cookie sheet covered with plain paper, shape in fingers; bake in slow oven at 300\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Makes 2 dozen.