Pecan Crescent Cookies
Yields: 3 dozen cookies
INGREDIENTS
½ lb unsalted butter
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups chopped pecans
5 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon water
½ teaspoon salt
Confectioner’s sugar
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
Cream the butter and then add sugar, vanilla and water. Sift flour and salt together and stir into the butter mixture. Add pecans and mix thoroughly. Using a teaspoon, roll the cookie dough into a ball and then shape into small crescents. Bake cookies on parchment lined baking sheets for approximately 20 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit on cookie sheets for about 3-5 minutes. Roll warm crescent cookie in confectioner’s sugar, coating thoroughly. Set on wire rack to cool.