Crescent Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

2 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Nutrition Info

93.5 calories
carbohydrate: 7.7 g
cholesterol: 12.2 mg
fat: 6.6 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 1.1 g
saturatedFat: 3.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 45 mg
sugar: 1.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and chopped pecans. Stir in the margarine and vanilla until a dough forms. Knead by hand for a few turns.

  3. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into triangles, and roll from the square end up to the point. Bend into a crescent shape, place on an unprepared cookie sheet, and bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar for decoration.

Recipe Yield

30 to 40

Recipe Note

These buttery cookies are shaped like little crescents. You can use different kinds of nuts or add spices to your sugar for variety.

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