Best 8 Pecan Crescent Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful harmony of flavors with pecan crescent cookies, a timeless classic that blends the rich, buttery goodness of crescent cookies with the nutty crunch of pecans. These delectable treats, often gracing holiday gatherings and special occasions, are a symphony of textures and flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. With their golden-brown exterior and tender, flaky interior, pecan crescent cookies provide a satisfying bite in every morsel. Whether you prefer a traditional recipe or a variation infused with unique ingredients, this article presents a collection of pecan crescent cookie recipes that cater to every palate. Embark on a culinary journey as we explore the art of crafting these exquisite cookies, ensuring a perfect batch every time.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

PECAN CRESCENT COOKIES



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Rich, buttery and absolutely irresistible, these old-fashioned nut cookies were one of Mom's specialties. Any meal was a memorable event when she served this scrumptious treat. -Grace Yaskovic, Branchville, New Jersey

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans., Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 2-1/2-in. logs and shape into crescents. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 325° for 20-22 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Let stand for 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 104 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 52mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

PECAN CRESCENT COOKIES



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These sugary, nutty little nuggets have been a Christmas staple in my house since the late 70s. These tempting cookies were nearly impossible to sneak a pre-holiday nibble of, because even one bite would yield a trail of powdered sugar all over the kitchen, your shirt and your mouth!

Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Categories     dessert

Time 1h

Yield about 5 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 cups all-purpose flour, scooped
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
  • Whisk the flour and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.
  • Combine the butter and granulated sugar in a separate large bowl and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in 4 teaspoons of water and the vanilla. Slowly mix in the flour mixture and finally, the pecans.
  • Break off tablespoonful pieces of dough, roll each to form a crescent shape and arrange evenly spaced on the prepared baking sheets. (You'll have leftover dough for a second batch.)
  • Bake until slightly golden on the bottoms and edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Watch very carefully--better to undercook than overcook. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes. Repeat with the remaining dough.
  • Put the powdered sugar in a shallow plate. Once cooled, roll each cookie in an ample amount of the sugar.

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A melt-in-your-mouth cookie. My childhood friend's recipe from her grandmother. I've never measured the 12 tablespoons powdered sugar into cups. Measuring out each tablespoons so reminds me of my childhood.

Provided by gailanng

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 3 dozen approximately

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter, room temperature (2 sticks)
12 tablespoons confectioners' sugar (powdered sugar)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon water
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups sifted flour
confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Cream butter until light and fluffy; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Add water and blend. Add vanilla extract, flour and pecans. Blend well. Chill.
  • Shape dough into crescents, using about 1 tablespoons for each cookie.
  • Place cookies on ungreased baking sheets and bake at 325° for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and cool completely on a wire rack. Don't skimp on the cooling step.
  • Place additional confectioners' sugar in a bowl (start with about 1 cup), coating each crescent well. Store in an air-tight container.

PECAN CRESCENT COOKIES



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The recipe for these melt-in-your-mouth pecan crescent cookies has been in my family for years," says Marilynn Bonecki of Marengo, Illinois. "They can be made a couple of weeks in advance, but it's hard to keep them in the house that long." Be sure to chill the dough overnight before shaping and baking the cookies.

Provided by Marilynn Bonecki

Categories     Cookies     Dairy     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Christmas     Pecan     Winter     Bon Appétit     Illinois     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 3 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 cup pecans, toasted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Additional powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine 1 cup all purpose flour, toasted pecans and salt in processor. Using on/off turns, finely chop pecans. Using electric mixer, beat butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar and vanilla extract in large bowl until well blended. Add pecan mixture and remaining 1 cup flour and mix thoroughly. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic and refrigerate overnight.
  • Working with 1 tablespoon dough at a time, shape dough into 3-inch-long logs. Pinch ends of logs to taper and turn in slightly, forming crescents. Place cookies on ungreased baking sheets, spacing 1 inch apart (cookies will not spread).
  • Bake cookies until light brown around edges and firm to touch, about 18 minutes. Cool cookies 10 minutes on baking sheets. Roll cookies in additional powdered sugar. Cool completely on racks. (Cookies can be prepared 2 weeks ahead. Store in airtight container.)

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These rich crescent shaped cookies are made with buttery Gold Medal® flour and cottage cheese dough, filled with a sugary pecan mixture - an irresistible dessert treat.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h15m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • In medium bowl, place flour. Cut in 1 cup butter using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until crumbly. Stir in cottage cheese until blended. Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours.
  • Heat oven to 350°F. On well-floured surface, roll one part of the dough into 10-inch round (dough will be sticky). Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with one-third each of the brown sugar and pecans; lightly press into dough with rolling pin. Repeat with remaining dough, melted butter, brown sugar and pecans.
  • Cut each round into quarters. Cut each quarter into 4 wedges. Roll up starting with long end; place, point side down, on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove immediately from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 55 mg

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I remember every Christmas my mom making these cookies. These are a delicate cookie that are hard to resist.

Provided by Susann McCormick

Categories     Other Snacks

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 stick butter, softened
1/2 c confectioners' sugar, plus more to dust cookies
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp butter flavored extract
1 3/4 c all purpose flour
1 c pecans, in very small pieces

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 270 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • 2. Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the vanilla. At low speed gradually add the flour. Mix in the pecans with a spatula.
  • 3. With floured hands, take out about 1-tablespoon of dough and shape it into crescent. Place the cookies 1-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  • 4. Bake for 40 minutes. Dust with additional confectioners' sugar while still warm. Cool completely on wire racks and store in airtight containers.

PECAN KIPFERL CRESCENT CHRISTMAS COOKIES



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Another favorite Christmas cookie from my German mother-in-law.

Provided by Sheila M

Categories     Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 c ground pecans (hazelnut may be substituted)
2 c confectioners' sugar
1 c (2 sticks) butter softened
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
chocolate to decorate (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. If you have a processor, finely grind nuts with 1/4 cup sugar. I don't so I buy it already ground.
  • 2. In a bowl, on low. beat butter until creamy. Add 1/2 cup of sugar; beat until fluffy. Beat in nut mixture and vanilla. If you bought your nuts already ground add the additional 1/4 cup sugar you would have used to grind the nuts in processor.
  • 3. Beat in flour, then salt. Chill 1 hour.
  • 4. Preheat oven to 350. With floured hands, roll level 1 1/2 tsp dough into 3" ropes; shape into crescents. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
  • 5. Bake 12-14 minutes or until lightly bowned on bottoms and edges. Transfer to racks. Let stand until warm.
  • 6. Sift remaining sugar onto plate. Roll warm cookies in sugar. You must brush the sugar off one end to dip into chocolate. Place on wax paper to set. They are great with just the powdered sugar.
  • 7. Makes about 5 dozen.
  • 8. Picture is from Google images.

PECAN CRESCENT COOKIES



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Categories     Cookies     Nut     Dessert     Bake

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. finely chopped pecans
Confectioners' Sugar

Steps:

  • STEP 1: In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans. STEP 2: Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 2 1/2 inch logs and shape into crescents. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheets. STEP 3: Bake at 325* for 20-22 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Let stand for 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Dust with confectionsers' sugar before serving.

Tips:

  • For flawlessly uniform crescent cookies, ensure that the dough is adequately chilled before cutting and baking.
  • To achieve a golden brown finish on your cookies, avoid overcrowding the baking sheet and maintain a close watch during the baking process.
  • If you prefer a softer cookie, reduce the baking time by a minute or two.
  • For an added touch of decadence, consider filling each crescent cookie with a small dollop of your favorite jam or chocolate spread before baking.
  • Store your freshly baked pecan crescent cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days, or freeze them for longer storage.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, these pecan crescent cookies offer a delightful combination of flavors and textures that will captivate your taste buds. With a crispy exterior and a soft, chewy interior studded with crunchy pecans, these cookies are sure to become a favorite in your household. Whether you enjoy them as a sweet treat with your afternoon tea or package them as thoughtful gifts for friends and family, these pecan crescent cookies are guaranteed to bring joy to all who indulge in them. So don't hesitate to gather your ingredients and embark on this delightful baking journey—the irresistible aroma and delectable taste of these cookies will make it all worthwhile. Happy baking!

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