Biscotti Ai Pignoli (Pine Nut Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind
2 1/8 cups pastry flour
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons pine nuts

Preparation

Place sugar and eggs in the top of a double boiler.
Over hot but not boiling water, beat until mixture is lukewarm.
Remove from over hot water and continue beating until mixture is foaming and cold.
Slowly add lemon rind and flour, and blend in gently.
Drop mixture by teaspoons full onto a buttered and floured baking sheet, leaving a space of 1 inch between them.
Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar and pine nuts.
Let cookies stand for 10 minutes.
Bake in a preheated 375\u00b0F oven for 15 minutes.