Sand Tarts

Directions

1. This old recipe had no instructions.
2. From my own experience with these cookies, you cream butter and sugar.
3. Add eggs one at a time.
4. Add flour a cup at a time.
5. It will make a stiff dough, form into a log or two on wax paper, and put into the refrigerator for a couple hours (or overnight).
6. To make cookies, roll out one portion at a time.
7. Roll thin. Cut with cookie cutters into shapes, and put onto greased cookie sheet.
8. Coat top with an beaten egg wash, and sprinkle with colored sugar (red/green is most popular). Also popular is topping the egg wash with chopped peanuts and cinnamon.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Be careful not to burn them.
10. Cool and store in an air tight tin to keep them crisp.
11. This recipe will make a bunch of cookies (we never counted them!).
12. It helps to have more than one person helping on cookie baking day!