Christmas Cookies ~ Walnut Crescents
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Recipe type: Walnut Crescents
Cuisine: Cookies, Dessert, Christmas, Holidays
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Serves: 36 crescents
 
PLEASE NOTE: This dough needs to chill so prep accordingly
Ingredients
  • DOUGH:
  • 2 sticks cold, salted butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 egg yolk (save the egg white)
  • ¾ sour cream
  • FILLING:
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ brown sugar
  • ¾ cup finely ground walnuts
  • 1½ tsp cinnamon
  • GLAZE:
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. To assemble the dough, use a food processor or pastry cutter to combine cold butter and flour
  2. Add in sour cream and egg yolk
  3. Pulse until a soft dough forms
  4. Squeeze together and form into a ball
  5. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours.
  6. To assemble the filling, combine sugars, walnuts and cinnamon in a bowl
  7. Set aside
  8. When dough is done being chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees
  9. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  10. Remove dough from the fridge
  11. Divide into three equal parts
  12. Sprinkle your work surface with flour
  13. Roll out each section of dough into a 14 inch circle
  14. With a pastry brush, brush each circle with lightly beaten egg white
  15. Evenly sprinkle filling on each circle
  16. With a pizza cutter, cut into 12 wedges
  17. Starting at the thick end, carefully roll each wedge into a crescent shape
  18. Place on baking sheet, making sure to space apart
  19. Bake until golden brown, 23-28 minutes
  20. While baking, whisk together lemon juice, water and powdered sugar for glaze
  21. Remove cookies from oven and let cool on sheet for five minutes
  22. Transfer them to a cooling rack with parchment paper underneath.
  23. Brush them with glaze
  24. Let cool completely
Recipe by Girl and Her Kitchen at http://www.girlandherkitchen.com/2015/12/christmas-cookies-walnut-crescents.html