Pecan Crescent Cookies
Serves: 2
Iva Padberg
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
50
Spice
51
Sweetness
49
Sourness
43
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Prep time (avg)
5.3
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4 cups
All-Purpose Flour (scooped)1 tsp
Salt (fine)2 cup
Granulated Sugar4 tsps
Pure Vanilla Extract1 cup
Pecan (finely chopped)1.25 cups
Powdered SugarDirections:
1
Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
2
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment
3
Whisk the flour and salt together in a large bowl and set aside
4
Combine the butter and granulated sugar in a separate large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes
5
Beat in 4 teaspoons of water and the vanilla
6
Slowly mix in the flour mixture and finally, the pecans
7
Break off tablespoonful pieces of dough, roll each to form a crescent shape and arrange evenly spaced on the prepared baking sheets
8
(You'll have leftover dough for a second batch
9
) Bake until slightly golden on the bottoms and edges, 10 to 12 minutes
10
Watch very carefully--better to undercook than overcook
11
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes
12
Repeat with the remaining dough
13
Put the powdered sugar in a shallow plate
14
Once cooled, roll each cookie in an ample amount of the sugar