Crescents

Name: Crescents
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters butter; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps ice water; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters chopped walnuts; 3 Tbsps white sugar

Need a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre? Crescents could be a great recipe to try. One serving contains 83 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 48. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. A mixture of walnuts, ice water, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

If using butter it must be cold.

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Butter

Mix butter with flour until it resembles fine crumbs.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Add white sugar, nuts, and salt.

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Granulated Sugar

Nuts

Salt

Mix well, adding ice water till you make stiff dough.

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Water

Dough

Add vanilla extract and knead lightly.

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Vanilla Extract

Roll out on floured board 1/4 inch thick.

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Roll

Cut into crescent shapes using a whiskey glass coated with flour.

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Whiskey

All Purpose Flour

Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) until bottoms are lightly browned. While hot, roll in confectioner's sugar, (I usually use a brown bag or baggie bag to roll the cookies in with the powdered sugar).

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Powdered Sugar