Pecan Sticks

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 large eggs separated
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 1.3 cups pecans chopped
• 1 cup sugar 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; add egg yolk, flour, and next 3 ingredients, beating well. Press mixture evenly into a lightly greased 15- x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
2. Beat egg white until soft peaks form; spread over dough in pan.
3. Sprinkle with chopped pecans, gently pressing into dough.
4. Bake at 325 for 25 minutes.
5. Cut into 2- x 1-inch sticks while warm. Cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 3 months.