English Toffee Cookies

English Toffee Cookies
Toffee! On Cookies! What more do you need to know?!

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg, separated
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  2. Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk, mix thoroughly and add flour sifted with cinnamon.
  3. Spread dough over entire surface of 10” by 15” greased cookie sheet.
  4. Beat egg white slightly and spread over cookie dough. Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
  5. Bake for 1 hour, then cut into 1 1/2” squares while still hot.