Crescents

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine softened
• 3 cups sifted powdered sugar divided
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 2 cups finely chopped pecans

Directions

1. Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy
2. Add 12 cup powdered sugar beat well
3. Combine flour and salt gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture beating at low speed just until blended after each addition
4. Stir in vanilla and pecans
5. Divide dough into fourths cover and chill at least 2 hours
6. Work with 1 portion of dough at a time storing remainder in refrigerator
7. Divide each portion into 12 equal pieces
8. Roll each piece into a 2 12 inch log curve ends of each log to form a crescent
9. Place crescents 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets
10. Bake at 350 for 12 to 14 minutes or until very lightly browned
11. Cool on cookie sheets 1 minute
12. Carefully roll warm cookies in 1 12 cups powdered sugar cool completely on a wire rack
13. Roll cooled cookies in remaining 1 cup powdered sugar Store up to 1 week in an airtight container