Medias lunas de nueces (nut crescents)

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Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1⅔cupflour
½poundsunsalted butter
1cupground walnuts
1teaspoonvanilla
½cuppowdered sugar
pinch of salt

Directions

Mix the flour and butter together until they form crumbs. Add walnuts, vanilla, salt, and sugar and mix well. If necessary, chill dough about ½ hour or until dough is workable. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cut dough into walnut-size pieces and roll each piece to about 3 inches in length.

Shape each piece crescent by pulling it into a semicircle.

Place crescents ½ an inch apart on a baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned. Dust with powdered sugar while warm.

Makes about 20 crescents.

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