• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1-1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup pine nuts
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 tsp vanilla flavor
• 1 tbsp lemon zest

Mix, sugar, flour, baking powder and salt until blended, then stir in the pine nuts. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs lightly, add the oil, vanilla and lemon, then stir it into the dry mixture until blended. Turn out onto a floured board and knead for about a minute, just until ingredients are blended.

Form dough into two logs, each 12" long. Put on parchment or wax paper on a cookie sheet, evenly spaced apart. Bake at 350° for about 30 minutes or until almost firm to the touch. They will spread while they bake. Remove from oven, but keep the oven at 350°. Let cool for 15 minutes, move to a cutting board, and with a sharp knife cut 3/4-inch diagonal slices. Lay the slices cut-side down on the baking sheet, return to the oven, and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.

Makes 2-3 dozen.