Trier Nut Cookies

Ingredients:
200 g (1 3/4 cups) flour
200 g (7/8 cup) sugar
250 g (1 cup + 2 Tbs) butter
200 g (about 1 cup) finely ground hazelnuts
2 egg whites
2 Tbs powdered sugar

Method:
Creme the butter and sugar until frothy. Add the nuts and the flour and knead together. Roll out the dough thinly on a floured surface. Cut out the cookies with cookie cutters and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Beat the egg whites with the powdered sugar till almost stiff. Spread the egg white mixture on the unbaked cookies. Bake now about 15 minutes at 175 °C or 350 °F! They should not get too brown!