Half Moons II

This recipe is one our family makes every Christmas.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 7 ½ tablespoons ground walnuts
• 4 ½ tablespoons white sugar
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Mix the butter with the nuts and sugar until well combined. Add the flour and the vanilla and mix.
3. Rolling about a tablespoon of dough in your hand, form a half moon or crescent shape.
4. Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheets at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheets and roll in white sugar.