Name: Nut Triangles (German Nussecken)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: 1.5 cups flour; 1 stick unsalted butter; 2 egg yolks; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 cups hazelnut meal; 1 cup sugar; 1.5 sticks unsalted butter; 2 egg whites; 2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips (or favorite dark chocolate)

Description

Rich and gooey hazelnut layer on top of buttery shortbread, dipped in dark chocolate. No kitchen tools and very few ingredients required!

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Ingredients

FOR THE SHORTBREAD

1.5 cups flour
1 stick unsalted butter
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar

FOR THE NUT LAYER

2 cups hazelnut meal
1 cup sugar
1.5 sticks unsalted butter
2 egg whites
2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips (or favorite dark chocolate)

Instructions

Grease a 7×10 rectangle baking pan and preheat oven to 350F.
For the shortbread, knead together all 4 ingredients into a smooth dough and gently press into the baking pan, smoothing out the top.
Make the hazelnut layer by mixing all ingredients together with a whisk. Pour over the shortbread.
Bake for 20 mins at 350F, then let them cool down completely before cutting into 18 triangles.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler, then dip the long sides of each triangle in chocolate.