Pecan Crescent Cookies Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 2 cookies
  • Calories:
  • 104
  • Fat:
  • 7 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 14 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 52 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 9 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 1 g


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Pecan Crescent Cookies

Taste of Home

Rich, buttery and absolutely irresistible, these old-fashioned nut cookies were one of Mom's specialties. Any meal was a memorable event when she served this scrumptious treat. -Grace Yaskovic, Branchville, New Jersey

SERVINGS: 36

CATEGORY: Lower Fat

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions:

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans.
    Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 2-1/2-in. logs and shape into crescents. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 20-22 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Let stand for 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving. Yield: 6 dozen.


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