Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup finely ground pecans or walnuts
  • 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon

Instruction

  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  • Add the vanilla, mix.
  • Stir in the ground pecans, flour and salt. Mix well.
  • Let the dough chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • When ready to make the cookies, roll the dough into a 1 inch ball. Then roll the dough in your hands to shape it into a crescent.
  • Place the cookie on a baking sheet (I like to line mine with parchment paper).
  • Bake for 14-16 minutes. The cookie edges should be slightly golden brown, you don’t want to over bake them.
  • While the cookies are baking, in a bowl combine the 1/4 cup sugar and the 2 tsp cinnamon. Set aside.
  • After the cookies have baked, let them rest on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes.
  • Then coat them in the sugar/cinnamon mix. Make sure the cookies are warm when you do this (not hot). I just tap the bottoms in the sugar mix, then I flip them over and lightly press the tops into the mixture, making sure to coat them. If not enough sugar mix sticks, I sprinkle more on.
  • Enjoy!