Description
Adapted from Good Housekeeping Favorite Recipes
Ingredients
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- 1 cup whole walnuts
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened (do not use margarine)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp rum extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- In a food processor combine walnuts and a ¼ cup sugar and finely grind.
- In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat butter and remaining sugar. Gradually add flour, ground-walnut mixture and rum and vanilla extracts; beat until blended. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate until dough is firm enough to handle, about 1 hour, or freeze about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven 325 degrees F.
- Work dough with lightly floured hands, shape rounded teaspoons of dough into 2 inch by ½ inch crescents. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake until edges are lightly browned, about 20 minutes
- Dust cookies with confectioners’ sugar until well coated.
Notes
***Prep Time does NOT include Inactive Prep Time
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
