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      2 c  All purpose flour
      1 tb Grated lemon peel
      1 tb Instant espresso powder or
           Instant coffee powder
  2 1/2 ts Baking powder
      2 ts Aniseed; finely chopped
      1 ts Salt
    1/2 cc Chilled unsalted butter; cut
           Into 1/2-inch pieces
  1 1/2 c  Hazelnuts; toasted; husked
           (about 8-1/2 oz)
      1 c  Sugar
      2    Eggs
    1/4 c  Anisette (anise-flavored
           Liqueur)
  Prheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter and flour 2 cookie sheets. Mix first 6
  ingredients in processor. Add butter and cut in until mixture resembles
  coarse meal.
   Add nut and sugar and chop nuts coarsely, using on/off turns. Transfer to
  large bowl.  Mix eggs and anisette in small bowl. Add to dry ingredients
  and mix until dough forms.
  Divide dough into 3 pieces. Gently knead each piece to bind. Form each into
  1-1/2-inch-wide log.  Transfer to prepared sheets. Bake until golden brown
  and firm to touch, about 35 minutes. Cool in pans on racks 15 minutes.
  Using serrated knife, cut logs into 3/4-inch thick slices. Arrange cut side
  up on cookie sheets.  Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes per side.
  Cool on rack. Store in airtight container. MM Format Norma Wrenn
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