Croccanté
Italian Nut & Hard Sugar Cookies

...from the California Kitchen

Yield: 48 Cookies

2.00 Pounds plus 3.00 Ounces Sugar, Granulated, White
3.00 Ounces Honey
1.00 Pound Filberts, Whole Toasted
1.00 Pound Almonds, Sliced Toasted
1.00 Pound Sugar, Confectioner's Powdered

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE BEGINNING
DO NOT TAKE SHORT CUTS THINK QUALITY

1. Measure all ingredients and have at your side.
2. Place granulated sugar and honey in a 4 quart sauce pan and slowly bring up the heat until the color is a light brown.
3. Add the toasted nuts and quickly stir
4. Then, rapidly remove sugar mixture from heat and pour onto powdered sugar base on a heat-resistant work table.
5. Very quickly roll hot sugar mixture thin on powdered sugar base and cut into bite-size portions while still hot and pliable.