English Toffee Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg, separated
2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy.
Add egg yolk; beat.
Reserve egg white.
Add flour, cinnamon and nutmeg to creamed mixture; blend thoroughly.
With your hands, spread batter on a greased 15 x 10-inch baking pan.
Beat egg white lightly. Brushing lightly, cover dough with egg white.
Sprinkle nuts on top, pressing into dough.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 45 to 50 minutes or until firm when touched.
Remove from oven immediately.
Cut into 1 1/2-inch squares.
Makes about 5 dozen.