Hannah's Toffee Cookies

Name: Hannah's Toffee Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 48 bars, 48 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup sweet butter, softened; 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1 egg, separated; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Submitted by Chris J.

"I'm not much of a baker, so if I do venture out a try to bake the recipe has to be pretty easy! These, candy-like bar cookies come from a Swedish recipe from a cookbook called "Chicago Entertains"."

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Ready In:: 35mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 48 bars
Serves:: 48

ingredients

1 cup sweet butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 egg, separated
2 cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons cinnamon
¹⁄₂ cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in egg yolk.
Mix flour, salt, and cinnamon; beat into butter mixture.
Pat thinly into un-greased 15 1/4 x 10 1/4-inch baking pan. Lightly beat egg white and brush over batter. Sprinkle with nuts.
Bake 25 minutes or until firm to touch.
Cut into squares while still warm.
Tips: These cookies are also attractive cut diagonally into diamonds. After cutting, remove them from the pan to cool.