Pecan Crescent Cookies are a perfect addition to any Holiday Cookie Celebration. These are melt in your mouth, easy to prepare, and always a hit with family and friends. Perfect for any Christmas Cookie Exchange.
Today, I am sharing The Best Pecan Crescent Cookies!
Pecan Crescents are one of my favorite Holiday cookies. I do love most Holiday cookies.
Crescent Cookies are super easy to make and have an awesome nutty flavor. Pecan Crescent Cookies are always a hit with family and friends.
I hope you check out other Christmas Cookie creations, Holiday Chocolate Rudolph Cookies, and Italian Rainbow Cookies. Other favorite cookies I hope you enjoy, Rugelach, and Classic Holiday Spritz Cookies.
📖 Recipe
The Best Pecan Crescent Cookies
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Equipment Needed:
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup confectioners sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup very finely chopped pecans see note below
- confectioners sugar to cover completed cookies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a large bowl, cream the butter and confectioners sugar. Add in the vanilla extract and water. Mix in the flour and salt, blend well. Add in the finely ground pecans.
- Form the dough into 2-inch crescents and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 20 minutes. Cookies should be lightly brown when complete. Remove from oven and let cool about 5 minutes. Place cookies on the cooling wrap completely cool.
- Roll cookies in confectioners sugar. Keep cookies in a covered container.
NOTES
- Be sure to finely ground the pecans in the food processor. You do not want large chunks of pecans in your cookies.
- These cookies can be frozen after step 2.
- Once the cookies are defrosted, then roll in confectioners sugar to serve.
- Nutritional value is estimated as ingredients and size of portions can vary.
