hazelnut and almond cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 8 egg whites
• 1 3/4 cups white sugar
• 2 1/2 cups hazelnuts, skinned and chopped
• 2 1/2 cups chopped almonds

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (160 degrees c). grease cookies sheets.
• in a large bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. add sugar and beat until mixture is thick and white. stir in chopped almonds and chopped hazelnuts.
• pour mixture into saucepan over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon until thick and beige, about 10 minutes. drop dough by teaspoonfuls cookie sheets about 1 inch apart.
• bake about 20 minutes, until cookies are dry to the touch. let cool on wire rack.