Chocolate-Hazelnut Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1 pinch salt
• 125 g powdered sugar from raw cane sugar
• 160 g ground hazelnuts
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder (strongly defatted)
• 2 tbsp corn starch
• 5 tbsp chopped hazelnuts

Instructions

1. 1.

   Beat the egg whites with salt until stiff peaks form, then gradually fold in the powdered sugar.

2. 2.

   Mix the ground hazelnuts with cocoa and cornstarch, then fold into the meringue.

3. 3.

   Drop spoonfuls onto a parchment‑lined baking sheet, flatten them slightly and sprinkle with chopped hazelnuts. Bake at 200 °C (180 °C fan‑forced; gas: level 3) for about 10 minutes. Remove, cool, stack, and serve.