Citrus Crescents

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegan margarine (softened)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon citrus juice (fresh squeezed is best)
• 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (i used bob's red mill)
• 1/4 cup organic spelt flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons grated citrus peels (of your choice)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated citrus peel

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400'f. if you are using a dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat the oven to 375'f.
• 2 in the bowl of a stand mixer beat the margarine, sugar and citrus juice on medium speed until well combined and smooth. beat in the flour, salt and 2 teaspoons of the citrus peel.
• 3 shape the dough by level tablespoons into crescent shapes, about 2 inches long. on an ungreased cookie sheet place each crescent 1 inch apart.
• 4 bake 6 to 10 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
• 5 meanwhile in a small bowl, stir in 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoons citrus peel with a fork. roll the warm cookies in the sugar mixture. place on a cooling rack and roll in the sugar again.
• 6 this recipe works at high altitudes with no changes.
• 7 note: bake one sheet of cookies at a time and place on the middle oven rack.
• 8 bon appetit!