Christmas Cookies ~ Walnut Crescents
Author:
Heather
Recipe type:
Walnut Crescents
Cuisine:
Cookies, Dessert, Christmas, Holidays
Prep time:
4 hours 30 mins
Total time:
4 hours 30 mins
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
To assemble the dough, use a food processor or pastry cutter to combine cold butter and flour
Add in sour cream and egg yolk
Pulse until a soft dough forms
Squeeze together and form into a ball
Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 3 hours and up to 24 hours.
To assemble the filling, combine sugars, walnuts and cinnamon in a bowl
Set aside
When dough is done being chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
Remove dough from the fridge
Divide into three equal parts
Sprinkle your work surface with flour
Roll out each section of dough into a 14 inch circle
With a pastry brush, brush each circle with lightly beaten egg white
Evenly sprinkle filling on each circle
With a pizza cutter, cut into 12 wedges
Starting at the thick end, carefully roll each wedge into a crescent shape
Place on baking sheet, making sure to space apart
Bake until golden brown, 23-28 minutes
While baking, whisk together lemon juice, water and powdered sugar for glaze
Remove cookies from oven and let cool on sheet for five minutes
Transfer them to a cooling rack with parchment paper underneath.
Brush them with glaze
Let cool completely
Recipe by
Girl and Her Kitchen
at http://www.girlandherkitchen.com/2015/12/christmas-cookies-walnut-crescents.html
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