Nalbone Family Recipes

This recipe collection began as a way to back up my mother's recipe collection that she has collected in a black binder since the 1950's. Maggie and I are also adding recipes that we want to keep track of, so this will become our family go to location for storing and finding our recipes

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Swiss Nut Cookies

Source: Newspaper Clippings in Mom's Black Book
URL: http://nalbone.us/recipes/

Servings: 18
Yield: 36 2" cookies

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Start to Finish Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

1/3 cup flour
1 cup hazelnuts
4 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar

Directions

Sift flour; measure. Grind the nuts fine. Mix with flour. Start oven 375F or moderate.
Beat egg whites until stiff enough to hold a soft peak. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until mixture forms stiff peaks. Gently stir in nuts and flour.
Place by teaspoonful on well-greased paper or aluminum foil.
Bake 15 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool. Decorate with hazel nut dipped in melted chocolate.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 83 Calories; 5g Fat (50.9% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 13mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

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