4 Egg,whites at room temp.
8 tb Sugar
1/4 c Finely chopped hazelnuts +
1 tablespoon
Preheat oven to 250 deg. Line 2 large cookie sheets with wax paper or parchment. In small bowl of electric mixer, (hand mixer works fine) whisk whites until they peak softly. Beat in sugar, 2 tabls. at a time and continue until mixture is stiff and shiny. Quickly fold in 1/4 cup chopped hazelnuts. Drop by tablespoons onto prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle the remaining tablespoons of nuts. Bake in preheated oven for 3 hours until dry. Makes 24.