Easy Pecan Crescent Cookies (Melt In Your Mouth)
These melt in your mouth pecan crescent cookies are buttery and crunchy cookies made with buttery dough and crunchy pecans.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened, unsalted
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ cup Granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 Egg
- 2 ¾ cups Flour
- 1 ¼ cups Pecans Unsalted, toasted, finely chopped
- 1-2 tablespoon Powdered sugar for the top, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180c (350f) and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, add the softened butter, vanilla extract, kosher salt, and sugar. Mix with an electric hand mixer until well combined and creamy.
- Add the egg and mix until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
- Add the flour and finely chopped pecans and mix until a dough forms. If your dough is too dry, add 1 teaspoon of milk.
- Scoop 1 tablespoon of the cookie dough with a small cookie scoop and roll the dough into a small log using your clean hands, and then shape it into a little moon.
- Place the cookies on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake in a 180c (350f) preheated oven for 12 minutes or until the cookies are set. The cookies will look pale, don’t overbake them!
- Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes, and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
- Don’t overmix the batter, you don’t want to develop the gluten in the flour. This step ensures you have moist cookies and not dense and dry cookies.
- Chop the nuts finely with a sharp knife to allow them to incorporate into the dough. If the pieces are too big, it will be hard to work with the dough.
- Make sure that your butter is at room temperature. An hour or two before making these cookies, take the butter out of the fridge and let it come to room temperature. The butter should be soft to the touch. If your butter is too cold, it will be harder to mix and there will be lumps of butter in the dough.
- Make these your own! Dip these cookies in your favorite melted chocolate like white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and top these with your favorite toppings like chopped nuts, shredded coconut, sprinkles, etc.
- Measure your flour correctly! When measuring your flour, avoid scooping it with a measuring cup. Instead, stir the flour with a spoon to create as many air pockets as possible, and spoon it into your measuring cup. Finally, level it with the back of a knife.
- Line your sheet pan with parchment paper or a silicone mat! This step helps the cookies to bake evenly, and it makes sure that your cookies release easily from the pan.
Nutrition
Calories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 22mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 199IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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