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Walnut Crescent Christmas Cookies

These walnut crescent Christmas cookies are a delicate holiday cookie made with unbleached flour, ground nuts, butter, vanilla and sugar.
Course Dessert
Cuisine European
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 40 cookies
Calories 83kcal
Author Amee

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup ground walnuts hazelnuts are another favorite swap, you can also use almonds, pecans, or pistachios
  • sifted powdered sugar for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Beat butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla, flour and nuts.
  • Beat until thoroughly combined.
  • Scoop out 2 tsps of dough and form into a crescent shape.
  • Repeat with remaining dough, placing about 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, they won't look browned, they should still be light in color when finished.
  • Remove from oven and cool completely.
  • Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

Notes

  • I buy pre-chopped walnuts and then throw them in my food processor to grind into a finer consistency. Make sure the walnuts are ground down thoroughly for the perfect textured cookie.
  • The temperature of the butter affects the texture of the cookies, so be sure to use room temperature butter for moist, melt-in-your-mouth cookies.
  • To make the moon shapes, roll 2 teaspoons of the dough per cookie into cylinder shapes using the width of your hand, and then gently bend each cylinder into a half-moon.
  • Not all ovens bake the same, so keep an eye on your cookies, so they do not overcook.
  • These cookies are delicate and will crumble if fussed with too soon. That said, you must let them cool completely to room temperature before dipping them in sugar.

Nutrition

Calories: 83kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg