Recipe#8555

Title: French Sables

From: Jackie Bordelon 
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 16:46:36 CDT 

     1/2  cup           butter -- softened
     1/2  cup           sugar
   1                    egg yolk
   1      teaspoon      pure vanilla extract
   1      cup           unbleached allpurpose flour
     1/4  teaspoon      salt=7F
   1                    egg -- beaten
                        Crystalline sugar -- chopped
Cream the butter and sugar. Add egg yolk and vanilla and beat
thoroughly.  Combine flour and salt. Add to the butter mixture and
blend until the dough is smooth. On a very lightly floured surface,
shape the dough into cylinders about 1 to 2 inches in diameter.  Wrap
in waxed paper or plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush refrigerated logs with beaten egg
and roll in crystalline sugar. With a sharp knife, slice the dough
into rounds about 1/3-inch thick.  Place 1-inch apart on a parchment
covered baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes or until the cookies
are slightly colored around the edges.
Yield: approximately 4 dozen Sables