Crisp Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
1 egg, separated
1 c. sugar
2 c. plain flour, sifted
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar.
Add egg yolk and flour.
Beat well and spread dough evenly in jelly roll pan (15 x 10-inch).
Beat egg white slightly.
Brush top of dough with egg.
Smooth with fingertips.
Sprinkle with nuts over dough and press in.
Do not grease pan.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 1 hour.
While hot, cut squares to keep from crumbling.