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Extra-Special Cashew Crescents

“These nutty shortbread crescents are simply scrumptious. Everyone will love them, whether glazed or dusted with powdered sugar. Cashews add that extra special taste.” —Paula Marchesi, Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania

72 ServingsPrep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

1-2/3 cups lightly salted cashews
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons 2% milk
Chopped lightly salted cashews and additional confectioners' sugar, optional

Directions

Place cashews in a food processor; cover and process until finely
chopped.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat
in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine the flour, salt and chopped cashews;
gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Divide dough in half; shape each into a ball, then flatten into a
disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
On a lightly floured surface, roll one portion of dough to 1/4-in.
thickness. Using a floured scalloped round 3-in. cookie cutter, cut
a semicircle from one corner of the dough, forming the inside of a
crescent shape. Reposition cutter 1-1/4 in. from inside of crescent;

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Extra-Special Cashew Crescents (continued)

Directions (continued)

cut cookie, forming a crescent 1-1/4 in. wide at its widest point.
Repeat with remaining dough. Chill and reroll scraps if desired.
Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for
6-7 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before
removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Combine the confectioners' sugar, milk and remaining vanilla; spread
or drizzle over cookies as desired. Sprinkle with chopped cashews if
desired. Leave some cookies plain or sprinkle them with additional
confectioners' sugar if desired. Let iced cookies stand until set.
Store in an airtight container. Yield: 6 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie (calculated without optional cashews) equals 79 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 34 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1/2 starch.