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Sand Tarts Recipe
by Jann from PA

Sand Tarts

These are a roll out and cut sugar cookie very popular with the PA Dutch. They were made only for Christmas!

Rating: 4.5/5
Avg. 4.5/5 2 votes
  United States American
  Servings: 1

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. butter
  • 1 lb. sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 1/2 lbs. flour

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!