English Taffy Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
yolk of 1 egg (save the white)
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour (plain)
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream together butter or margarine and sugar.
Add egg yolk and vanilla.
Add flour; mix well.
Usually I wash hands very well, then mix dough with your hands; it is easier.
Grease a cookie sheet (large) and pat dough very thin.
Whip the egg white with a fork until frothy.
Spread on top of dough with your hand. Sprinkle with 1 cup chopped pecans.
Pat slightly to press pecans down a little.
Bake at 300\u00b0 for approximately 40 to 45 minutes. Cut at once in squares or rectangles.
This recipe is great at Christmas!