Crescent Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons ginger powder
• 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg yolk

Recipe

• 1 combine the cinnamon, sugar, and powdered ginger in a bowl and stir to combine. set aside.
• 2 blend the remaining ingredients (with a quarter of the cinnamon/sugar mixture) with a wooden spoon. make small balls of thick dough, each one a bit smaller than a golf ball (about 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" in diameter).
• 3 squeeze the center of each ball and wrap the dough around your finger; shape the two ends into points and make each ball into a small crescent. place each crescent on a non-stick or buttered cookie sheet.
• 4 sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• 5 bake the cookies at 375 degrees fahrenheit until brown (about 15 minutes).