Crescent Cookies

• 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

1. Preheat the oven to 325F.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter, 1/4 cup of the sugar, the salt, and the vanilla until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the flour, and then stir in the pecans by hand.
4. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
5. Roll each ball slightly and form into a half-moon crescent.
6. Arrange the shaped cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
7. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the edges are slightly browned but the tops are still pale.
8. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool.
9. Put the remaining 3/4 cup sugar in a shallow bowl.
10. Roll the cooled cookies in the sugar, coating liberally.
11. Store in an airtight container.
12. You may know these as Wedding Cookies or Melting Moments.

butter, confectioners sugar, salt, vanilla, flour, pecans

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/crescent-cookies-389099 (may not work)