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Cookies with Nuts
biscotti preziosi
Precious cookies/Biscotti Preziosi (with walnuts and raspberry jam)
Originated from: Larino, Molise
Occasion: Christmas, weddings
Contributed by: The Ferri Family

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 tsps lemon juice
1 egg white
2 cups finely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup raspberry jam



Directions

1. Cream butter & add sugar beating until creamy

2. Add in flour & lemon juice & mix well

3.With hands roll dough into 1 inch balls

4. Dip balls in egg white

5. Roll balls in thick layer of nuts & pat to re-form the balls

6. Bake 5 minutes at 350 degrees

7. Remove from oven and make little dents on top of balls using a melon scoop, flattening balls slightly, & reshaping rounds if necessary

8. Bake cookies another 10 minutes.

9. Remove from oven & let cool a few minutes

10. Fill dents with a little raspberry jam.


Notes

Can be made into smaller or slightly larger balls for cookies of a different size as desired. Baking time may need to be adjusted.

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