V'S Walnut Crescent Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped in food processor

Preparation

Cream butter with the 1/4 cup of sugar and blend well.
Combine flour and cinnamon.
Add flour mixed with cinnamon (a bit at a time) and mix well. Add extract and stir in nuts.
Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into crescent shapes and bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 325\u00b0F for 18-20 minutes. Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes and then coat well with powdered sugar.
Variation: roll dough into 1-inch balls and bake (same as above). When cookies are cool, GENTLY roll in confectioners' sugar until coated well.