New Orleans Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter or oleo
1 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 or 2 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg, separated
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream butter, egg yolk and sugar.
Add cinnamon to flour; add to creamed mixture, beating well.
Press half of dough on 15 x 11-inch cookie sheet as thin as possible.
Brush with unbeaten egg white; sprinkle with pecans.
Repeat with remaining dough.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Cut in squares while hot.