Hazelnut Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. hazelnuts, grated
2 egg whites
1 c. sugar

Preparation

Lightly grease cookie sheets.
Beat until frothy the egg whites.
Add about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition the sugar.
Continue beating the meringue until stiff peaks are formed.
Fold the hazelnuts into the meringue mixture.
Shape dough into balls about 1/2-inch in diameter. Place on the cookie sheets.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
With a spatula, carefully remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.