Instructions: Preheat oven to moderate (180 deg C). Cream butter, vanilla and icing sugar. Add hazelnuts and flour. Mix together into a dough, then roll into small balls in palms of heads. Place onto lightly greased baking trays and press down lightly to flatten. Bake in a moderate oven for about 20 minutes. Remove from trays and cool, then store in an airtight container.

When ready to serve, toss the biscuits lightly with icing sugar.

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