Ron Viola Cookies
Source of Recipe
Captain of the Ship Cookbook
List of Ingredients
2 cup butter
2 cup sugar
4 cup flour
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup walnuts
Recipe
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and mix well. Sift flour and cinnamon; add a little at a time. Pat down thin on a cookie sheet, work it out with fingers. (dough is very dry) Brush with unbeaten egg white to which a little water has been added. Sprinkle with chopped nuts and bake 1/2 hour in 300degree oven. Cut while warm (in squares.) Cool and remove carefully.