Instructions: Sift flour with baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl cream butter with sugar, egg yolks and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Stir in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.

Blend well. In another bowl beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into cookie batter.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Spread and shape cookie on back of spoon into a 2 inch circle, 1/2 inch high. Sprinkle generously with vanilla sugar.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden around the edges. Immediately remove to rack; sprinkle again with vanilla sugar and cool completely.

Makes 3 to 4 dozen cookies. http://www.chef2chef.net

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