PIGNOLI BISCOTTI

      Title: PIGNOLI BISCOTTI
  Categories: Cookies, Gifts
       Yield: 48 Cookies
  
     2/3 c  Pine nuts
     1/2 c  Butter
     3/4 c  Sugar
       2    Eggs
       2 tb Lemon juice
       2 tb Lemon zest
       2 c  Flour PLUS
       2 tb Flour
   1 1/2 c  Baking powder
     1/4 ts Salt
  
   Place nuts in pan and bake in 350'F. oven 4-5 minutes. Stir
   occasionally, checking to see that nuts don't burn. Let cool.
   
   In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs, lemon
   juice and zest. Batter will look curdled, but don't worry. Combine
   flour, baking powder and salt and stir into creamed mixture until
   blended. Mix in nuts.
   
   Divide dough in half. On a greased and floured baking sheet, pat out
   the dough into 2 logs, 1/2" high, and inch and a half wide and 14"
   long. Bake in a 325'F. oven 25 minutes and let cool on rack 5 minutes.
   
   Place on a cutting board and cut diagonally into 1/2" thick slices.
   Lay slices flat on baking sheet and return to oven for 10-15 minutes
   to dry slightly, turning once. Makes 3 1/2 to 4 dozen cookies.
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