Cinnamon Pecan Squares

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 egg

  separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or butter vanilla bakery emulsion
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• 2 Spray an oblong baking pan with baking spray. I used a 14”x8”x2” pan.
• 3 Cream butter; gradually add sugar and continue beating until mixture is light
  and fluffy.
• 4 Add egg yolk, flour, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Mix well; dough will be thick.
• 5 Press dough evenly into prepared pan; crust will not be very thick.
• 6 Lightly beat egg white and brush over top of dough.
• 7 Sprinkle nuts evenly over dough and lightly press nuts into dough.
• 8 Bake about 50 minutes or until edges are golden.
• 9 Remove from oven and cut into square while still hot. Let cool and remove from
  pan with a spatula.
• 10 Store in a tightly covered container; square will keep at a week.

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