Sugar Diamonds

Found in the Dec/Jan 1996 issue of Taste of Home, submitted by Gladys DeBoer.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 40
• Yields: 6 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped pecans

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Separate egg and set white aside.
3. Add yolk and vanilla to the butter mixture and mix well.
4. Add flour, cinnamon, and salt and mix well.
5. Press dough evenly into a greased 15 inch by 10 inch by 1 inch pan.
6. Beat egg white until foamy and brush over dough.
7. Sprinkle with pecans.
8. Bake at 300 F for 30 minutes.
9. Cut into 1 1/2 inch diamond shapes while still warm.