Name: Chocolate Walnut Crescents
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 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 semisweet chocolate chips -; 2 teaspoons shortening -

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Cooking:

40 min.

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Ingredients for - Chocolate Walnut Crescents

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 1/2 cup sugar -

3. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

4. 2 cups all-purpose flour -

5. 2 cups ground walnuts -

6. 3 tablespoons baking cocoa -

7. 2 to 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar -

8. 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips -

9. 2 teaspoons shortening -

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Walnut Crescents

1. Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, walnuts and cocoa; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.

2. Stage

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 1 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. Stage

Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

4. Stage

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.