Recipe - Christmas Hermits

1 cup Allpurpose flour
One half cup Margarine
1 cup Hazelnuts or pecans
2 tablespoon Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Confectioner's sugar

1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl except the confectioner's sugar.
Use a large wooden spoon or your hands to mix thoroughly. 2. Refrigerate
dough for 30 minutes a very important step. 3. Form dough into
11/4inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in
preheated 375degree oven for 1520 minutes or until set but not brown. Do
not overcook. 4. Let stand 1 minute in pan then remove to wire rack. Cool
until barely warm. Roll in sifted confectioners sugar. Cool completely,
then just before serving, roll again in the confectioners sugar.

Yield: about 20 balls. Do not make them too large or they will not cook
properly.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

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