Shortbread Cookie Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. plain flour
1 c. sugar
1 egg, separated
1/2 c. finely chopped pecans
1 stick butter
2 tsp. vanilla
1 stick margarine
cinnamon

Preparation

Cream butter and margarine.
Add sugar, egg yolk, vanilla and flour and cream until smooth.
Use wrapper from butter to spread dough in cookie sheet.
Lay a piece of wax paper over top to help smooth batter evenly.
Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.
Beat egg white until stiff, along with 1 teaspoon sugar.
Spread over dough.
Sprinkle with fine nuts.
Bake at 275\u00b0 for 45 to 60 minutes.
Remove from oven at once.
Cut into squares.