Cinnamon, Brown Sugar, and Walnut Shortbread Crescents
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted, finely chopped
- 4 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- Whisk first 3 ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl to blend well.
- Add dry ingredients; beat just until dough forms clumps.
- Stir in nuts.
- Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk.
- Wrap in plastic; chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
- Soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out, if necessary.
- Line 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness.
- Dip 3-inch-long crescent-shaped cookie cutter in flour to coat; cut out cookies.
- Arrange cookies 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
- Gather dough scraps and reroll.
- Cut out additional cookies.
- Refrigerate cookies on sheets 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 300F.
- Bake cookies 1 sheet at a time until pale golden and firm to touch, about 25 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to racks and cool.
- Stir chocolate in top of double boiler over barely simmering water until smooth.
- Remove from over water.
- Cool chocolate 10 minutes.
- Place racks with cookies over rimmed baking sheets.
- Dip spoon into melted chocolate; wave back and forth over cookies to decorate with zigzag pattern.
- Chill cookies until chocolate is firm, about 20 minutes.
- (Can be made 5 days ahead.
- Store airtight between sheets of waxed paper at room temperature.)
flour, ground cinnamon, salt, unsalted butter, golden brown sugar, walnuts, bittersweet
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cinnamon-brown-sugar-and-walnut-shortbread-crescents-108974 (may not work)