Sandtortchen (Sand Tarts) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups butter or 2 cups margarine
2 large eggs
4 cups flour, Unbleached, Unsifted
1 large egg white, Beaten
sugar
cinnamon
pecans, Halves

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter.
Beat in 2 eggs.
Gradually blend in the flour.
Chill dough overnight.
Roll as thin as possible on well floured board.
Work with 1/4 of the dough at a time.
Keep remaining dough chilled.
Cut into diamonds with a knife.
Place on greased cookie sheets.
Brush each cookie with beaten egg white.
Sprinkle with sugar and a pinch of cinnamon.
Placd a pecan half in center of each cookie.
Bake in preheated 350 degree F. oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown.
Cool on cookie sheets 1 minute, then remove to wire racks.
Store in airtight tins.