[recipe] Mabon Pecan Crescent Cookies

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Here is a holiday cookie i make for the Autumn

Equinox.

 

Mabon Pecan Crescent Cookies

 

1 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup finely chopped pecans

Confectioners' sugar

 

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla.

Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans. Shape rounded

teaspoonfuls of dough into 2 1/2 inch logs and

shape into crescent moons. Place 1 inch apart

on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325û for

20 to 22 minutes or until set and bottoms are

lightly browned. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes

before removing to cool. Dust with confectioners'

sugar before serving.

Yield: about 6 dozen

 

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