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February 11, 2013 By Jenn

Pecan Crescent Cookies

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: cookies

Light, sweet, and crunchy, these pecan crescent cookies will be a hit at the office next to the coffee pot or at your Christmas cookie swap this year. Pecan crescents also make a lovely gift for just about anyone who has tastebuds. 

My mother-in-law has been making these pecan crescent cookies for years. Everyone in the family has a favorite out of all the cookies she makes. Hubs favorite are her cream wafers but pecan crescents are mine. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Pecan crescent cookies: Of all my mother in law's cookies recipes, this one is my favorite.

Pecan Crescent Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • 5 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

  1. Cream butter and sugar together.
  2. Add vanilla and water.
  3. Add in flour, salt, and pecans and mix well.
  4. Pinch off walnut-sized pieces of dough, roll into a ball, then shape into a crescent.
  5. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
  6. While still warm, roll cookies in powdered sugar.

pecan crescents

These pecan crescent cookies will be a hit at the office next to the coffee pot or at your Christmas cookie swap this year. Pecan crescents also make a lovely gift for just about anyone who has tastebuds. 

Pecan Crescents

Yield: 24

Pecan Crescent Cookies

Pecan Crescent Cookies

Delicious pecan crescent cookies are perfect for Christmas or to accompany your morning coffee.

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • 5 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and sugar together.
  2. Add vanilla and water.
  3. Add in flour, salt, and pecans and mix well.
  4. Pinch off walnut-sized pieces of dough, roll into a ball, then shape into a crescent.
  5. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.
  6. While still warm, roll cookies in powdered sugar.
© Jenn
Cuisine: Dessert / Category: Recipes
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