Easy Crescent Cookies
This Easy Crescent Cookies recipe with walnuts and powdered sugar makes delicious crescent shape Christmas cookies that melt in your mouth. Enjoy these traditional cookies throughout the holiday season!
Servings: 30
Cost: $10
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter 2 sticks
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups ground walnuts
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Coating
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and powdered sugar together until smooth and creamy
- Stir in the vanilla extract
- Gradually add the flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each cup.
- Add the walnuts, cinnamon and salt, and mix well. Dough will be thick
- Form the dough into 1-inch balls, then roll into log shape and form into crescent shape
- Place crescents on un greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart
- Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are firm. Allow to cool down enough to handle
- Dip cookies into powdered sugar, and place on cookie rack or clean cookie sheet until completely cooled
Notes
Store in a covered container.
You can form into balls if you don't want to make crescent shapes.
Nutrition
Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 62mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
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