Recipe #3041
Pecan Crescents
| Preparation: | 20 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 0 min |
| Cooking: | 15 min |
| Total: | 35 min |
40 cookies
servings
servings
| Category: | Desserts |
| Subcategory: | Pastries/Treats |
| Source: | Metro |

Recipe ingredients
- 1 cup (250 mL) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) powdered sugar
- 2 tsp. (10 mL) vanilla
- 2 cups (500 mL) finely chopped toasted pecans
- 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. (1 mL) salt
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325°F/160°C.
In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Mix in pecans.
In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt together.
Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and beat until combined.
Roll about 2 tsp. (10 mL) of dough into a rope about 2-in. (5-cm) long and bend into a crescent shape. Repeat with remaining dough, placing crescents on lightly greased baking sheets.
Bake for 15 minutes or until bottom of cookies are a light golden brown.
Suggestion
Dip tips of each cookie in melted bittersweet chocolate.* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.
Metro encourages moderation in the consumption of alcohol. The sale of alcoholic beverages, as prescribed by law, is restricted to adults only. And, please, don't drink and drive!
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