Sandtarts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 egg whites, slightly beaten
1/3 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 - 1 1/2 cup pecan halves

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; add egg and beat well.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add this dry mixture to the creamed mixture.
Cover and chill at least 6-8 hours (or overnight).
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Lightly grease cookie sheets.
Roll cookies out thin, into a large rectangle, about 1/8-inch thin.
Using a butter knife, run columns down and then across to make squares approx 2\" to 2 1/2\" squared. Place on greased cookie sheets.
Combine 1/3 cup sugar and the 1 tsp cinnamon and mix well; set aside.
Brush tops of cookies with egg white wash. Sprinkle with cinnamon/ sugar mixture.
Place a pecan half in the center of each square.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for approximately 8 minutes, or until just SLIGHTLY getting golden-brown at edges.
Cool completely; store in airtight container.