Melting Moments - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup bleached all purpose flour, plus
1 tablespoon bleached all purpose flour
1 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar (lightly spooned into cup)
1 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon salt
Topping
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Whisk together in a medium bowl flour, cornstarch, and salt.
In a food processor fitte with the metal blade, process the powdered sugar until very fine.
Cut the butter into a few pieces and add it in the food processor with the motor running.
Process until smooth and creamy.
Pulse in the vanilla extract.
Scrape the sides of the bowl.
Add the flour mixture and pulse in just until incorporated.
Scrape the dough into a bowl and refrigerate it for at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375.
Form dough into\"ropes\" 1/2 inch in diameter and 2 1/2 inch long.
Curve dough into crescent shape.
Place dough on cookie sheet covered in parchment paper (or buttered cookie sheet).
Bake for 10-15 minutes or until just beginning to brown around the bottom edges.
Allow cookies to cool on sheets for a few minutes.
Transfer cookies to powdered sugar and roll gently.
Careful: these cookies are delcate!