Eggs cold or room temp? For financier torte

Always room temperature. Even though you are not beating the egg whites, at room temperature it will be easier to mix them with the sugar. Unless a recipe specifies otherwise, all ingredients for baking should be at room temperature. You can bring eggs to room temperature relatively rapidly by putting the whole eggs in their shells into a bowl of tepid water for 10 to 15 minutes. That will take the chill off.