Extra-Special Cashew Crescents

By Jerryann

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 C lightly salted cashews
• 1 C butter, softened
• 3/4 C packed brown sugar
• 1/2 C sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract, divided
• 1 2/3 C flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 C confectioners sugar
• 3 TBS 2% milk
• Chopped lightly salted cashews and additional powder sugar optional

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

Place cashews in food processor; cover and process until finely gourd. In a large bowl cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla. Combine the flour salt and ground cashews; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well..

Divide dought in half; shape ea into a ball then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrig for 30 mins.

On a lightly floured surface roll dought to 1/4 in thickness. Using a floured scalloped round 3 in cookie cutter cut a simicircle from on corner of the dough forming the inside of a cresent shape. Reposition cutter 1 1/4 in from inside of creasent; cut cookie forming a crescemt 1 1/4 in wide at its widest point. Repeat . Chill and reroll scraps if desired.

Place 1 in apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake ata 375 for 6-7 mins or until edges begin to brown . Cool for 1 min before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Combine confectionsers sugar milk and remaining vanilla , spread or drizzle over cookies as desire. Sprinkle with chopped cashews if desired. Leave some cookies plain or sprinkle them with additional confectioners sugar. Let iced cookies stand until set. Store in a airtight container..