Sandtarts

Total Time: 8 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg whites, slightly beaten
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 -1 1/2 cup pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar until fluffy; add egg and beat well.
• 2 in a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. gradually add this dry mixture to the creamed mixture.
• 3 cover and chill at least 6-8 hours (or overnight).
• 4 preheat oven to 350°f lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 5 roll cookies out thin, into a large rectangle, about 1/8-inch thin.
• 6 using a butter knife, run columns down and then across to make squares approx 2" to 2 1/2" squared. place on greased cookie sheets.
• 7 combine 1/3 cup sugar and the 1 tsp cinnamon and mix well; set aside.
• 8 brush tops of cookies with egg wash. sprinkle with cinnamon/ sugar mixture.
• 9 place a pecan half in the center of each square.
• 10 bake at 350°f for approximately 8 minutes, or until just slightly getting golden-brown at edges.
• 11 cool completely; store in airtight container.