Sand Tarts

Recipe By     : The Dairy Cookbook; Culinary Arts Institute; cpyrt 1941
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cookies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
- --------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           butter
   1      cu            sugar
   1                    egg -- beaten
   2      cu            sifted cake flour
   2      teaspoons     baking powder
     1/4  teaspoon      salt
                        ***Toppiing***
   1                    egg white
   1      tablespoon    sugar
     1/4  teaspoon      cinnamon
     1/2  cup           halved blanched almonds

Creeam butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add egg and ix thoroughly.  Sift =
dry ingredients together and add to creamed mixture.  Chill dough.  Roll =
out 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board.  Cut into circles, brush =
tops with egg white and sprinkle with mixture of sugar and cinnamon.  =
Press half of a blanched almond into center of each.  Bake in moderate =
oven (375 degrees F) 10 to 12 minutes.
Maeks about 5 dozen (2 1/2 inch) cookies.