Cinnamon Sticks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter or margarine
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 egg yolk (reserve egg white for top)
4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Gradually add flour, then egg yolk, cinnamon and vanilla.
Put on buttered cookie sheet and pat down until about 1/4-inch thick.
Put the unbeaten egg white on top; spread all over, then press chopped pecans down into all.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for about 30 minutes.
Cut in oblong pieces.
Powdered sugar may be sprinkled over sticks (optional).