Yule Moon Crescent Cookies

These tender, buttery Yule moon crescent cookies are a rich nutty shortbread
sprinkled with snow-white powdered sugar.

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Prep Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
20 minutes

Course:

Dessert

Cuisine:

German Austrian

Keywords:

baking Christmas simple holiday easy Cookies winter festive Yule rich

Instructions

1 Cream the butter thoroughly until there are no lumps and it is fluffy, in a
stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or a medium mixing bowl and wide
wooden spoon or sturdy spatula.
2 Beat in the powdered sugar. Sift it first if it is very lumpy, especially if you
are mixing by hand. Cream the sugar into the butter until they are smooth and
evenly mixed.
3 Add the ground walnuts, salt, and vanilla to the butter and sugar mixture,
whipping them together until well incorporated.
4 Add in the flour and mix just until all ingredients are combined into a stiff
dough. You can shape the cookies immediately, or cover the dough well and chill
it for up to three days.
5 Preheat the oven to 350 ℉, and either grease your cookie sheets, or line them
with nonstick silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
6 Shape the crescents. Pinch off walnut-sized balls of dough, rolling them into
rough balls, then squeezing or rolling them between your palms to make a
cylinder. Roll the ends of the cylinders into tapered points, then bend gently
into crescent shapes. If they crack in the center, press the dough back together
firmly.
7 Space them out on the cookie sheets, allowing a little bit of space for them to
spread. If the dough has warmed significantly while you are shaping it, you can
chill the trays before baking them to help them keep their shape. You can always
bake a test cookie to be sure.
8 Bake the cookies 14-16 minutes, or just until they are set. They will still be
soft until they cool. Remove them when they just begin to color around the
edges. Let them cool on racks, or on the sheets if they aren't close to
overbaking.
9 Once the cookies are cooled, dust them with powdered sugar using a wire sieve or
sifter. Store in airtight tins at room temperature for up to a week, or freeze
for several months.

Yule Moon Crescent Cookies

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