Chocolate Walnut Crescents

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups ground walnuts
• 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 2 to 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons shortening

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, walnuts and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Using a floured plain or finely scalloped 2-in. round cookie cutter, cut a semicircle off one corner of the dough, forming the inside of a crescent shape. Reposition cutter 1-1/4 in. from inside of crescent; cut cookie, forming a crescent 1-1/4 in. wide at its widest point. Repeat. Chill and reroll scraps if desired.
3. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased
4. . Bake at 350u0b0 for 9-11 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
5. Sprinkle cookies with confectioners' sugar. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

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Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-walnut-crescents/ (may not work)