Pecan Crescent Cookies
- Ready In:
- 52mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
4 dozen
ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pecans, finely-chopped
- powdered sugar
directions
- Cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla.
- Gradually add the salt and flour.
- Stir in the pecans.
- Shape into logs 2-1/2' long and about 1/2" to 3/4" thick in the middle, tapering on the ends. Bend into crescents. Place 1" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 325° F for 22 to 25 minutes, or until set and lightly browned on the bottoms.
- Let stand 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
MaryMc
SeaTac, Washington
I live with my husband near Seattle. I'm a college administrator, a Mac geek, a Deadhead, and a fat activist. I love to mess around (and make a mess) in the kitchen--there isn't much that I don't like to cook. My pie crust is getting almost as good as my mother's, and that's saying something!
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