3.8 from 27 votes
Walnut Crescent Cookies
This melt-in-your-mouth crumbly Walnut Crescent Cookies recipe is super easy to make and it's the perfect dessert for the Holidays and entertaining.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 75 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
European
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar plus more for dusting
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature, 1 stick
- 1/8 teaspoon Vanilla Powder*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit
- Line a sheet pan with parchment paper
- Place the walnuts in a food processor or blender and process until ground
- Pour all the ingredients together in a bowl, including the ground walnuts
- Use a mixer to blend everything together
- With your hands, shape the dough into a ball. It will be crumbly
- Shape the crescent cookies by taking a piece of dough, about a teaspoon size and roll into a log and shape into a "half moon"
- Place the cookies on the parchment paper lined sheet pan
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cookies are still pale and a little soft to the touch. DO NOT LET THEM BROWN
- As soon as they come out of the oven dust them with powdered sugar and let them cool completely
- Dough can be frozen up to 6 months
- Enjoy!
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Notes
- *You can substitute with 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
Nutrition Information
Calories
75kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
17mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
119IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.03mg
(0%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 75
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 75kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 17mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 119IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.