Walnuts in Powdered Sugar Crescents
A crumbly shortbread cookie with walnuts and vanilla, dusted with powdered sugar while still warm.
- Time
- 45 min
- Serving
- 320 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $0.43
- Protein
- 4 g
Ingredients
- 1 Wheat flour 25 g
- 2 Butterpack 180 g ≈ $1.58 16 g
- 3 Walnutspack 150 g ≈ $4.00 11 g
- 4 Sugar 5 g
- 5 Vanilla sugar 1 g
- 6 Powdered sugar 5 g
- 7 Salt to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Cream softened butter2 with sugar, vanilla sugar, and salt.
Add flour and quickly mix into a soft dough.
Chill dough for 15 minutes, then shape into small crescents.
Place on parchment and bake at 350°F (180°C) for 12–15 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar and let cool completely.
Tips
- Why it works
- Cream the butter with the sugar so the dough turns out smooth and crumbly. If the nuts aren't chopped finely, they will be chewy and spoil the texture.
- Substitutions
- Instead of walnuts, use almonds (11 g) or cashews (9 g). Instead of vanilla sugar, add 0.5 tsp vanilla extract.
- Common mistakes
- If the cookies darken too fast, the oven is hotter than 180 °C. Check after 10 minutes.
- Storing and reheating
- Keeps 3 days in an airtight box. Warm for 10 seconds in the microwave, so the powdered sugar doesn't fall off.
- Serve with
- Serve with tea or coffee instead of candy, when you want something sweet with no effort.
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