Pecan Crescents

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1 cup chopped pecans, finely ground
• confectioners' sugar, for coating

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar in large bowl.
• 2 add vanilla and blend well.
• 3 add sifted flour and mix thoroughly.
• 4 add finely ground pecans and blend.
• 5 shape into crescents (use 1 tsp full) and place on greased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake in 350-degree f oven for about 12 minutes.
• 7 roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm. i use a ziplock bag for this - put a bit of 10x sugar in bag, place in cookie and gently toss. these cookies break and crumble fairly easily, so very gently coat!
• 8 enjoy! these freeze very well. just remove from freezer well ahead of serving time and allow to defrost at room temperature.