Recipe - Hazelnut Cookies

2 Egg whites
1 One half cup Hazelnuts; finely ground
Three fourths cup Superfine sugar
1 Lemon's peel; finely grated
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
10 Candied cherries; quartered

Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Line several baking sheets with rice paper.
In a mediumsize 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
3/4inchplain tip. Pipe small circles, about 1One half 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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