Hazelnut Delight

Ingredients

 * 3  egg whites
 * 5 1/2 cups ground hazelnuts
 * 2 cups sugar
 * vanilla

Directions
1 Beat egg whites 10 minutes. 2 Add sugar slowly then fold in ground nuts and vanilla. 3 Have this mixture stiff enough to form balls that will hold shape --these do not spread when baked. 4 ICING: 2 egg whites beaten stiff. Add 1-2/3 cups powdered sugar slowly to whites, add 1 tsp. vanilla and beat again for 1/2 hour. Use cake decorator to ice cookies; top with cherry. 5 Bake at 250 degrees for 20 minutes.