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      Title: Sandtortchen (Sand Tarts)
 Categories: German, Cookies, Desserts
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
  2 1/2 c  Sugar
      2 c  Butter
      2 lg Eggs
      4 c  Unbleached flour; unsifted
      1 lg Egg white; beaten
           Sugar
           Cinnamon
           Pecan halves
 
  Cream sugar and butter. Beat in 2 eggs. Gradually blend in the
  flour. Chill dough overnight. Roll as thin as possible on well
  floured board. Work with 1/4th of the dough at a time. Keep
  remaining dough chilled. Cut into diamonds with a knife. Place on
  greased cookie sheets. Brush each cookie with beaten egg white.
  Sprinkle with sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. Place a pecan half in
  center of each cookie. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 8 to
  10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool on cookie sheets
  1 minute, then remove to wire racks. Store in airtight tins.
 
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