Name: Crescent Shaped Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Sweet butter/safflower margarine softened; 1/2 cup Sugar; 2 nos Egg yolks; 2 tsp Oange flower water; or; 1 tsp Vanilla; 1 1/2 cups White flour (sifted and unbleached); 1/2 cup Dates (chopped, Eenthapazham); 1/2 cup Pistachio nuts (ground, Pista); Sifted confectioners` sugar(optional)

Crescent Shaped Cookies

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1/2 cup Sweet butter/safflower margarine softened
1/2 cup Sugar
2 nos Egg yolks
2 tsp Oange flower water
or
1 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 cups White flour sifted and unbleached
1/2 cup Dates chopped, Eenthapazham
1/2 cup Pistachio nuts ground, Pista
Sifted confectioners` sugar(optional)

Instructions

For preparing Crescent Shaped Cookies, first preheat oven to 400ª. Adjust rack to middle.
Cream together butter, sugar, egg yolks and orange flower water (if using an electric mixer beat at speed #2).
Beat in the flour.
Fold in dates and nuts by hand.
:- Be sure ingredients are thoroughly blended.
Roll 1 tbsp of cookie mixture at a time between the palms of your hands and shape into crescents.
Place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until crescents are lightly browned at the edges.
When cool, dust with confectioners` sugar.
:- Makes upto 50 cookies. Delicious Crescent Shaped Cookies are ready.

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Crescent Shaped Cookies