Swedish Sand Tarts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. salted butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 oz. ground pecans (1 1/2 c.)
4 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
Fold in flour.
Fold in ground pecans.
Wrap dough in a ball in waxed paper.
Chill 1 hour.
Cut dough into quarters and form long rolls approximately 1-inch round.
Cut cookies 1/3-inch thick onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes.
Sprinkle with sugar; store in closed container.