1 c Flour

1/2 c Butter; softened

2/3 c Nuts; chopped

1 c Sugar

Sift the flour and sugar together.
Add the chopped nuts.
Blend in the butter.
Stir with a spoon until a soft dough is formed. Chill for 1-2 hours.
Roll the dough out on a floured board to 1/8″ thickness.
Cut into rounds with a biscuit cutter and place rounds on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 (191C) for 7-10 min. Yields about 3 dozen.
Can be made into a sandwich cookie. Traditional Austrian manner is to spread thinly with jam, cover with a second cookie, then cover top with chocolate frosting and a pecan or walnut half.
CHOCOLATE FROSTING 1 TB butter 1/3 c powdered sugar 1 egg yolk 1 sq unsweetened chocolate, -melted and cooled. Cream butter and sugar.
Add egg yolk and chocolate.
Blend well. —–