Sugar Diamonds

Sugar Diamonds

Recipe By : TASTE OF HOME DEC/JAN 1996

1 Preparation Time :

Categories : Cookies Holiday

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

1 cup butter (no substitutes) -- softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg -- separated

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup pecans -- chopped

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well.

Combine flour, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Spoon into a greased 15x10x1 baking pan. Cover dough with plastic wrap and press evenly

into pan; remove wrap. In another mixing bowl, beat egg white until foamy;

300 degrees for 30 min. Cut 1-1/2 diamond shapes while warm. Yield: about 6 dozen. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -