It is the final stretch to the Christmas holiday. I have spent the morning baking Christmas cookies. I love to bake various varieties of cookies. One that is especially good with a cup of coffee after a big meal is Pecan Crescents . They melt in your mouth, have a powder sugar coating with a bit of a crunch. Very attractive on a holiday cookie tray. Pecan Crescents : 1/2 c butter, 1 c flour, 3 tbsp confectioner's sugar, 1/2 tsp of vanilla , 1 cup of pecans chopped (use a nut chopper to chop fine). In a mixing bowl beat the butter with the confectioner's sugar. Mix in the flour, vanilla and pecans until a dough forms. Make 24 balls. Using a ungreased large cookie sheet, form each ball in to a crescent shape and place on the baking sheet. Bake 350' for 20 mins. Do not over bake. Remove from oven, place on a rack let cool for 10 mins. Place a piece of wax paper on the counter pour some confectioner's sugar on the paper.Then roll (be gentle they will crumble) in confectioner's sugar place on the rack to finish cooling. Once cooled roll again in confectioner's sugar. Store in a metal tin lined with wax paper. Yields 24.
The oven is beeping, time to go and finish my holiday baking. Tomorrow, I work on the desserts for Christmas Eve and Christmas. Due to the large amount of cooking for the next few days the blog will resume on Monday. May you Christmas be filled with the very best life has to offer, and may Good Health, and Happiness be Your always. Marie
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