—————————BON APPETIT CHRISTMAS————————— 2 c All purpose flour
1 tb Grated lemon peel
1 tb Instant espresso powder or
Instant coffee powder 2 1/2 ts Baking powder
2 ts Aniseed; finely chopped
1 ts Salt
1/2 cc Chilled unsalted butter; cut
Into 1/2-inch pieces 1 1/2 c Hazelnuts; toasted; husked
(about 8-1/2 oz) 1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1/4 c Anisette (anise-flavored
Liqueur) Prheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 2 cookie sheets. Mix first 6 ingredients in processor. Add butter and cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add nut and sugar and chop nuts coarsely, using on/off turns. Transfer to large bowl. Mix eggs and anisette in small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and mix until dough forms. Divide dough into 3 pieces. Gently knead each piece to bind. Form each into 1-1/2-inch-wide log. Transfer to prepared sheets. Bake until golden brown
and firm to touch, about 35 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 15 minutes. Using serrated knife, cut logs into 3/4-inch thick slices. Arrange cut side up on cookie sheets. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes per side. Cool on rack. Store in airtight container. MM Format Norma Wrenn —–