Nut Crescents

Directions

1. Cream butter and confectioners’ sugar in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks. Beat in flour and 1 cup ground nuts until mixed. (Dough can be refrigerated up to several days; soften slightly before shaping cookies)

2. Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Have ungreased baking sheets ready.

3. For topping, beat egg whites lightly with fork in shallow dish until frothy. Mix 1 cup nuts and granulated sugar in separate shallow dish.

4. Roll a generous teaspoon of the dough in the palm of your hands into a crescent shape. Dip top of crescent in egg white and then into nut-sugar mixture. Place crescents on baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Bake until bottoms are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on pan a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners’ sugar before serving.