Nut Crescents

Yields:	1 batch
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	Preparation	25 minutes
	Cooking	15 minutes
	Ready In	40 minutes

Ingredients

2	cups	butter	or margarine, unsalted, softened
6	tablespoons	powdered sugar
2	each	egg yolks
4	cups	flour, all-purpose	sifted before measuring
1	cup	almonds	pecans, or walnuts, finely crushed
		---	Topping
2	each	egg whites
1	cup	almonds	pecans or walnuts, finely crushed
1/2	cup	sugar	granulated
1	x	powdered sugar	for sprinkling

Directions

1. Cream butter and confectioners' sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in flour and 1 c ground nuts until mixed. (Dough can be refrigerated up to several days; soften slightly before shaping cookies)

2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Have ungreased baking sheets ready.

3. For topping, beat egg whites lightly with fork in shallow dish until frothy. Mix 1 cup nuts and granulated sugar in separate shallow dish.

4. Roll a generous teaspoon of the dough in the palm of your hands into a crescent shape. Dip top of crescent in egg white and then into nut-sugar mixture. Place crescents on baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Bake until bottoms are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on pan a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners' sugar before serving.

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Yakimondu

this stuff is so good

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