Spicy lemon crescents
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter or margarine; softened |
| 1½ | cup | Powdered sugar; divided |
| ½ | teaspoon | Lemon extract |
| ½ | teaspoon | Grated lemon zest |
| 2 | cups | Cake flour |
| ½ | cup | Finely chopped almonds; walnuts or pecans |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground cinnamon |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cardamom |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| 12 | ounces | \"M&M's\" Chocolate Mini Baking Bits |
Directions
Preheat oven to 375øF. Lightly grease cookie sheets; set aside. In large bowl cream butter and ½ cup sugar; add lemon extract and zest until well blended. In medium bowl combine flour, nuts, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture, until well blended. Stir in "M&M's"rChocolate Mini Baking Bits Using 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, form into crescent shapes; place about 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets.
Gently roll warm crescents in remaining 1 cup sugar. Cool completely on wire racks. Store in tightly covered container. MAKES ABOUT 2 DOZEN COOKIES.
Recipe by: M & M WEBSITE
Posted to recipelu-digest by GramWag@... on Feb 4, 1998