Shortbread Crescents (Egg, Soy, Nut and Peanut Free)
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
36 cookies
ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 1⁄2 cups land o lakes butter, softened
- 2⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and nutmeg. Set aside,.
- In another bowl, stir together butter, 2/3 cup confectioners sugar, and vanilla extract.
- Add half of the dry mixture to butter mixture. Blend well. Add the rest of the dry mixture, and blend well.
- Form a tablespoon of dough into a log, then shape the log into a crescent. Place on cookie sheet.
- Bake 14 minutes. Cookies will be a pale color. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Transfer to cooling racks and cool for 5 minutes.
- While still warm, drag cookies in confectioners sugar.
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