Chef Wilkinson


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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

~ Pecan Crescent Cookies ~

    Ingredients:
  • 2 sticks of butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup lightly toasted pecans, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3 oz. dark chocolate, melted
  • confectioners' sugar
  • Directions:  Preheat the oven to 350F. In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix the butter with confectioners' sugar until smooth, add the flour, pecans and cinnamon and continue mixing until the dough forms a ball.  Shape the dough into crescents and bake until the cookies are golden brown, let them cool on the tray. Dip half of the cookies in the melted chocolate and let the chocolate harden. Cover the part dipped in chocolate and sprinkle the other end with confectioners' sugar.  ~ Chef ~