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crescent cookies

Crescent Cookie Recipe

Jennifer Lynn-Pullman
A surprisingly lower sugar cookie made with simple ingredients.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 2 hours 3 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 2 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 4 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 127 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ lb. butter
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups ground pecans
  • 5 Tb. sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 Tb. water
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Cream together butter and sugar.
  • Add vanilla and salt, blend well.
  • Beat in flour in 3-4 batches.
  • Mix in water and pecans.
  • Take about 1 tablespoon of dough and roll is a ball or crescent shape and place on a cookie sheet. (If shaping dough into balls press dough flat with the back of a fork)
  • Place cookie sheet into the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, or until cookies are slightly brown.
  • Roll each cookie into confectioners sugar while still warm.
  • Place cookie onto a cooling rack and cool completely.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 127kcalCarbohydrates: 13.1gProtein: 1.2gFat: 7.8gSaturated Fat: 4.9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 20.3mgSodium: 85.3mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 5.1gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg
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