Pecan Crescent Cookies
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 cups flour
2 cups chopped pecans
5 tbsp sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp water
1/2 tsp salt
Cream the butter and then add the sugar, water, vanilla, salt, and flour. Add the chopped pecans (I buy the pre-chopped pecans which you can find in the baking aisle, but I like to put them in a ziplock bag and give them a good whack with my rolling pin to “chop” them more finely.
Scoop out a small ball of dough with your hands and roll between your palms until it’s about 1 1/2 inches long. Place it on your baking sheet and form it with your fingers into a crescent shape. Bake for 25 minutes, or until they’re golden brown.
Your Grandmother and my Mom used to make these, and many others, together every year. They are one of my favorite cook us as well.
Just now I was able to read this story fully. 1. I must, once and for all, make these for myself by your wonderful descriptions, and 2. I love our friendship. The ebb and flow of life has brought us many places. I look forward to what 2015 will bring to our collaborations…. xoxo