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                            HAZELNUT COOKIES

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Serving Size  : 40   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2                    Egg whites
  1 1/2   c            Hazelnuts -- finely ground
    3/4   c            Superfine sugar
  1                    Lemon's peel -- finely grated
    1/2   ts           Ground cinnamon
 10                    Candied cherries -- quartered

 Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C).  Line several baking sheets with rice
 paper.  In a medium-size bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
 Very carefully fold hazelnuts, sugar, lemon peel and cinnamon into egg
 whites until mixture is smooth.  Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a
 3/4-inch-plain tip.  Pipe small circles, about 1-1/2 inches in diameter,
 onto prepared baking sheets, spacing well apart.  Place a cherry quarter
 in the center of each circle.  Bake 20 minutes or until very lightly
 browned.  Remove from oven; leave cookies on baking sheets until cool.
 When cool, remove cookies and peel paper off each one.



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