Pecan And Brown Sugar Crescents

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup pecans, lightly toasted
• 1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f
• 2 combine all ingredients except powdered sugar in processor. using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal; then process continuously until dough begins to come together.
• 3 roll 2 teaspoonfuls of dough between palms of hands to form 2 1/2-inch-long rope, tapering at ends. place on ungreased baking sheet; curl in ends to form crescent shape. repeat with remaining dough, spacing cookies 1 inch apart.
• 4 bake cookies until just firm to touch, about 20 minutes.
• 5 cool on sheet 5 minutes. transfer to rack; cool.
• 6 sift powdered sugar over.
• 7 (can be made 3 days ahead. store airtight at room temperature.).