pecan crescent cookies

Name: Pecan Crescent Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 stick(s) butter, softened; 1/2 cup(s) confectioners' sugar, plus more to dust cookies; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon(s) butter flavored extract; 1 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 cup(s) pecans, in very small pieces

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Susann McCormick

Yardville, NJ

Updated on Sep 20, 2011

I remember every Christmas my mom making these cookies. These are a delicate cookie that are hard to resist.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 40 Min

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yield 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

2 sticks butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more to dust cookies
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon butter flavored extract
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup pecans, in very small pieces

How To Make pecan crescent cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 270 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the vanilla. At low speed gradually add the flour. Mix in the pecans with a spatula.
Step 3

With floured hands, take out about 1-tablespoon of dough and shape it into crescent. Place the cookies 1-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
Step 4

Bake for 40 minutes. Dust with additional confectioners’ sugar while still warm. Cool completely on wire racks and store in airtight containers.
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