Austrian butter cookies

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.
 
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