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
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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.
Ann
Hi. Can I use pecan flour in place of the pecans since it's only very finely chopped pecans?
Eileen xo
Hi Ann, I have not tested pecan flour with this recipe so I cannot guarantee the results. I feel that the texture will be different as the pecan flour and the ground pecans are not exactly the same. However, if you try it, I'd love to hear how the results came out.
Kate O'Hara
These yummy cookies are awesome. We made them at Christmas but they are too good to not make all year.Thank you for the easy recipe.
Eileen xo
So happy you are enjoying the recipe Kate. Thank you for your kind comment.
Sues
These look delicious and I LOVE your little dish!!
Eileen xo
I am so happy you love the cookie.. I know the plate has been around for years.
Liz @ Books n' Cooks
These look so tasty! And I love recipes that freeze well in the prep stages - makes entertaining just a little bit easier.
Eileen xo
I so agree! I prep these in November and freeze until ready to bake