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Cookies, Candy & Desserts

Eileen's Crescent Cookies - 2005
​​​​​​Recipe courtesy of Ginny Shonk

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 cup  filberts -- (hazelnuts)
  • 1 cup butter
  • ¾ cup  granulated sugar
  • 2 ½ cups  flour -- sifted
  • 1 ½ teaspoons  vanilla extract

​PREPARATION
Knead to a smooth dough and shape about 1 tsp. of dough at a time into small crescents, about 1 1/2" long. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet until slightly brown 350degrees, approximately 15-17 minutes. Cool 1 minute. While still warm, roll cookies in Vanilla Sugar:
  a) Cut 2 or 3 vanilla beans into 1" long pieces
  b) Place in a jar with 1 lb. powdered sugar
  c) Let sit for about 3 days (the longer, the better)

Eileen was Dave Shonk's sister.

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