Grandma Pauls Sand Tarts Recipes

GRANDMA PAUL'S SAND TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 270 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the vanilla. At low speed gradually add the flour. Mix in the pecans with a spatula.
• With floured hands, take out about 1-tablespoon of dough and shape it into crescent. Place the cookies 1-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Cook's Note: Continue to dust your hands with flour as you make more cookies.
• Bake for 40 minutes. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar while still warm. Cool completely on wire racks and store in airtight containers.

SAND TARTS

Steps:

• Reheat oven to 350 F.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Work 5 Tablespoons flour, vanilla and nuts into creamed mixture.
• Take teaspoon size of mixture and roll into a ball.
• Place on cookie sheet that has been sprayed lightly with oil.
• Bake at 350 F. for 30 minutes.
• Roll tarts in powdered sugar as soon as they are removed from oven.
• When cooled roll tarts in sugar again and store in air tight containers.

GRANDMOM'S SAND TARTS

Steps:

• Cream the butter, sugar and eggs together. Add just enough flour to stiffen. Dough should be slightly sticky. Place dough in the refrigerator and let chill overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a very small bowl combine the egg white and the milk. Set aside.
• Remove small amount of dough from the refrigerator and on a lightly floured surface roll it out very thin. Cut out rounds with a biscuit cutter or drinking glass dipped in flour. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and paint the top with the egg white mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and top with a pecan half. Repeat until all the dough is used up.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes and the edges are slightly browned. Watch these cookies closely for they burn very easily.