Romanian Walnut Crescent Cookies
These buttery, nutty Romanian walnut crescent cookies are synonymous with family gatherings and special occasions in Romania.
Ingredients
- 100 gr walnuts
- 100 gr powdered sugar
- 250 gr flour
- 200 gr soft butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- lemon zest
- pinch of salt
- extra powdered sugar to decorate
Instructions
- Grind the walnut with a kitchen processor until it becomes like a powder.
- Prepare your food processor with the dough hook.
- Add the ground walnut, powdered sugar, softened butter (room temperature), egg, lemon zest, vanilla essence and salt to the food processor and mix until everything is incorporated.
- Add all the flour at once and mix briefly, until incorporated, for no more than 2 minutes. You don’t want to overmix.
- Take the dough out of the food processor, wrap it with cling film, and put it in the fridge for a minimum of two hours.
- Take the dough out and let it reach room temperature, for about half an hour.
- Take a small piece of dough and roll it between your hands to form the crescent shape.
- Place it on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Continue until you fill the tray, then bake for 12-15 minutes.
- You may need to bake in batches.
- Once cooled down, sprinkle with powdered sugar.