Fingers

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/8 cup white sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 tablespoons
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup white sugar for decoration

Recipe

• sift together the flour and salt into a large bowl. cream in the butter until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. mix in the sugar and , until mixture becomes stiff. wrap dough in foil or plastic, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• on a lightly floured surface, knead dough lightly until smooth. roll out to approximately 1/8" and prick all over with a fork. cut dough into 36 fingers measuring 1 x 2 1/2 inches. place on cookie sheets. in a small bowl, lightly beat the egg. brush cookie fingers with the egg and sprinkle each with sugar.
• bake for about 15 minutes or until light golden in color. let cool on wire racks. store in an airtight container.