Crescent Cookies

Name: Crescent Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature; 1 cup confectioners sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

6 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 325F.
2

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, 1/4 cup of the sugar, the salt, and the vanilla until light and fluffy.
3

Beat in the flour, and then stir in the pecans by hand.
4

Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
5

Roll each ball slightly and form into a half-moon crescent.
6

Arrange the shaped cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
7

Bake for 15 minutes, or until the edges are slightly browned but the tops are still pale.
8

Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool.
9

Put the remaining 3/4 cup sugar in a shallow bowl.
10

Roll the cooled cookies in the sugar, coating liberally.
11

Store in an airtight container.
12

You may know these as Wedding Cookies or Melting Moments.