Pecan Crescent Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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\u00b0 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.