Cherry Pistachio Slice & Bake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature (2 sticks)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, separated
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup pistachio nut, roughly chopped
1 cup candied red cherries, chopped
1/3 cup white sparkly sanding sugar

Preparation

Cream butter, granulated sugar, and salt using a mixer.
Add egg yolk (cover and chill your egg white for later in the recipe) and beat well.
Add flour and nuts and stir with a wooden spoon (the mixer would toughen the dough) until blended.
Using your hands or wooden spoon, blend in the cherries- the dough will be firm and this will be tricky, which is why your clean hands might be best for this.
Divide dough into halves, roll each into a log and wrap in wax paper, sealing ends; chill overnight or at least 8 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 F, line cookie sheets with parchment paper or grease lightly.
Lay out a pan big enough to roll your cookie logs around in and sprinkle the sanding sugar in the pan.
Open up one of your dough logs and lightly brush with egg white, then roll the log in the sugar to coat.
Place on a cutting board and slice into 1/2\" rounds.
Bake cookies 12-15 minutes per batch, cooling on racks when done.