Recipe: District of Columbia Pecan Sticks (using butter and brown sugar)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PECAN STICKS

This recipe was submitted by Elizabeth M. Saunders who got the recipe from her late Aunt Bettie Tibbs, better known as "Ma Bettie." Elizabeth said, "I enjoyed these cookies so much growing up, and they're so easy to make."

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 cup cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Blend butter, sugar and egg and beat well. Add vanilla and the dry ingredients which have been sifted together; mix well. Add the pecans. Spread in an (8x8-inch) pan which has been buttered and lined on the bottom with waxed paper.

Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) until firm and light brown and the cookies have pulled away slightly from the sides of the pan. Let cool for 5 minutes and cut into bars.

Source: Capitol Cookies by United Methodist Women, Simpson-Hamline United Methodist Church, Washington, D. C.