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1
cup butter, softened
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1/2
cup powdered sugar
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4
teaspoons vanilla
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2 1/3
cups all-purpose flour
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Powdered sugar
1. Line two baking sheets with parchment; set aside. In mixing bowl beat butter on medium to high for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; beat until well-combined. Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in remaining flour. If necessary, chill dough 30 minutes or until easy to handle.
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Shape dough in 1-inch balls, then pinch and shape balls into crescents. Place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake 12 to 13 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown. Cool 1 minute on sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Roll or lightly dust cooled cookies with powdered sugar. Makes 3-1/2 to 4 dozen cookies.
Yield: 3-1/2 to 4 dozen cookies
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1
cup butter
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3/4
cup powdered sugar
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1 2/3
cups all-purpose flour
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2/3
cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
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1
tablespoon instant espresso powder or instant coffee crystals
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4
teaspoons vanilla
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1/4
teaspoon salt
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cocoa powder
Prepare as above except increase powdered sugar to 3/4 cup. Reduce flour to 1 2/3 cups. Add cocoa powder and espresso powder with the flour. Bake 8 to 9 minutes. Lightly dust with additional cocoa powder.
- Calories 71,
- Protein (gm) 1,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 7,
- Fat, total (gm) 4,
- Cholesterol (mg) 12,
- Saturated fat (gm) 3,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Sugar, total (gm) 1,
- Vitamin A (IU) 146,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 12,
- Sodium (mg) 45,
- Potassium (mg) 9,
- Iron (DV %) 0,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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I made the vanilla and added a little almond flavoring too. The texture of the cookie was little and almost fluffy. But the flavor was lacking tremendously!
12/3/2010 10:57:07 AM Report AbuseMine would not shape correctly, but they tasted like some cookies that my Grandma brought back from a trip to Mexico when I was 5. I have been looking for that flavor again for almost 20 years, so I was happy about that.
12/12/2009 06:29:56 AM Report Abuse