Vanilla Crescent Cookies

A delightfully light cookie, with a hint of vanilla. Perfect with an afternoon cup of tea.

• Calories: 135 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 vanilla bean, crushed and broken into chunks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Place 1/4 cup of sugar and the vanilla bean in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse to chop the bean, then add walnuts. Pulse again until finely chopped. Remove from food processor. Add the butter and flour. Mix until well blended.

Step 3

Pinch off 1 inch square pieces of dough and shape into balls. Shape the balls into crescents, about 2 inches long. Place about 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheets.

Step 4

Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F and bake for additional 10 to 15 minutes, until cookies are dry. Let cool on wire racks.