PECAN CRESCENT COOKIES
These rich crescent shaped cookies are made with buttery Gold Medal® flour and cottage cheese dough, filled with a sugary pecan mixture - an irresistible dessert treat.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 3h15m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In medium bowl, place flour. Cut in 1 cup butter using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions), until crumbly. Stir in cottage cheese until blended. Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350°F. On well-floured surface, roll one part of the dough into 10-inch round (dough will be sticky). Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with one-third each of the brown sugar and pecans; lightly press into dough with rolling pin. Repeat with remaining dough, melted butter, brown sugar and pecans.
- Cut each round into quarters. Cut each quarter into 4 wedges. Roll up starting with long end; place, point side down, on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 30 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove immediately from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 55 mg
PECAN CRESCENT COOKIES
Rich, buttery and absolutely irresistible, these old-fashioned nut cookies were one of Mom's specialties. Any meal was a memorable event when she served this scrumptious treat. -Grace Yaskovic, Branchville, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 6 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour. Stir in pecans., Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 2-1/2-in. logs and shape into crescents. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 325° for 20-22 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Let stand for 2-3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 104 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 52mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
PECAN AND BROWN SUGAR CRESCENTS
Serve with a fruit and cheese plate. Be careful not to use more than the 2 teaspoonfuls of dough called for when making each cookie or the crescents will not be as beautiful. Do not omit the powdered sugar, it makes all the difference in the cookie! From Bon Appetit, March 2000.
Provided by swissms
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 35m
Yield 30 cookies, 15 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F
- Combine all ingredients except powdered sugar in processor. Using on/off turns, process until mixture resembles coarse meal; then process continuously until dough begins to come together.
- Roll 2 teaspoonfuls of dough between palms of hands to form 2 1/2-inch-long rope, tapering at ends. Place on ungreased baking sheet; curl in ends to form crescent shape. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing cookies 1 inch apart.
- Bake cookies until just firm to touch, about 20 minutes.
- Cool on sheet 5 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool.
- Sift powdered sugar over.
- (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.1, Fat 10.1, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 16.3, Sodium 12.8, Carbohydrate 10.8, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 3.8, Protein 1.4
PECAN CRESCENTS
Pecan wedding cookies rolled in confectioner's sugar.
Provided by Cheryl
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).
- Cream butter or margarine, gradually adding confectioners' sugar and salt. Cream until light and fluffy.
- Stir in pecans and vanilla. Add flour gradually. Mix well. Shape dough into crescents using a teaspoon full for each crescent. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake 15-30 minutes. Do not brown. Let cool slightly, then roll cookies in additional confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 180.2 calories, Carbohydrate 11.9 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 14.3 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 103.2 mg, Sugar 3 g
MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH PECAN ROLLS
When you don't have the time to make a yeast dough from scratch, these "quickie sticky buns" are great. Using handy refrigerated crescent rolls, you're off to a speedy start in assembling these ever-popular treats.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 35m
Yield 32 rolls.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup. Spread in two greased 8-in. square baking pans; set aside. Unroll each tube of crescent roll dough into a rectangle; seal seams and perforations. Combine pecans, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over dough. Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; seal edge. Cut each roll into 16 slices. Place cut side down in prepared pans. Bake at 375° for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pans for 1 minute before inverting onto serving plates.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 193 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 178mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
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