½ cup hazelnuts
1½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup butter or margarine, softened
¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Confectioners’ sugar

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Spread hazelnuts on a baking sheet.  Bake 8 minutes or until lightly toasted.  Transfer hazelnuts to a clean kitchen towel; rub to remove skins.  Let cool.

In food processor combine flour and hazelnuts; process until nuts are very finely chopped.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy.  Gradually beat in flour mixture until just combined.  Place the bowl in refrigerator for 10 minutes.

Lightly spray baking sheets with non-stick vegetable spray.

Between lightly floured palms, roll level tablespoonfuls of dough into balls.  Place, 1-inch apart, on prepared baking sheets.

Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly golden brown on bottoms and around the edges.  Remove from baking sheets.  While still warm, roll in confectioners’ sugar.  Place on a wire rack; let cool completely.  Roll bonbons in confectioners’ sugar again.

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