These traditional recipes of nut crescents belong at Christmas. Which version will you bake this year?

Try our recipes for walnut crescents that the whole family will enjoy.

Scent your whole house and create an authentic and genuine Christmas atmosphere.

We also have great tips for fillings (you can find them at the end of the article).

Walnut Christmas Crescents

Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth nutty cookies are easy to make and taste divine. Sprinkled with powdered sugar, they are an ideal treat for the Christmas tree.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup ground walnuts
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons vanilla sugar (for sprinkling)
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (for sprinkling)

Method

• Combine the sifted flour, sifted icing sugar, and ground walnuts in a large bowl. Add the vanilla extract and mix.
• Grate the cooled butter and add to the bowl.
• Mix all the ingredients by hand until you have a dough. It will take about 2-3 minutes.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix the extra powdered sugar with the vanilla sugar in a medium bowl and set aside for later.
• Take a piece of dough, roll it into a ball, then shape it into a sausage shape, finally shape it into a crescent, and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 390°F for about 8 minutes.
• When finished, let them cool slightly, then carefully pour them into a bowl with mixed sugar and carefully coat them in sugar.

Puffed walnut rolls with chocolate

For more fragrant nut cookies, look for inspiration on our website!

What will we need

• 300 g semi-coarse flour
• 375 g ground walnuts
• 660 g of powdered sugar
• 3 teaspoons of baking powder
• 375 g of butter
• table of chocolate for cooking

Method

• Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, nuts and sugar.
• Add the softened butter and knead the dough.
• Press the prepared dough into the molds for rolls.
• Place in a preheated oven at 170°C and bake until golden, about 10 – 15 minutes.
• Knock them out of the molds while still warm.
• Meanwhile, melt the cooking chocolate in a water bath and dip the completely cooled puffed walnut rolls into it.
• You can dip the tips of the rolls or the whole ones.

Linzer Kipferl – Austrian Chocolate Dipped Crescent Sandwich Cookies

These Linzer Kipferl are very easy to make.

Just a few ingredients, no need to chill the dough. Just a little elbow grease to pipe the dough into the crescent shapes, a relatively short baking time, and then time for cooling, making jam sandwiches, and dipping into chocolate.

And a little more chilling.

You can make a whole batch of these in under two hours easily. 

Ingredients

For the dough

• 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 sticks plus 1 ½ tbsp butter
• 1 teaspoon of lemon zest
• 1 cup sour cream
• pinch of salt

For filling

• 2 oz whole milk
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup finely ground walnuts
• lemon zest from half a lemon
• 1/2 cup caster sugar mixed with vanilla sugar (for sprinkling)

Method

• Mix the flour, a pinch of salt, and the chopped butter in a large bowl until the mixture is crumbly.
• Add one teaspoon of lemon zest and sour cream and knead until it comes together into a soft dough.
• Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes.
• Bring the milk to a boil in a saucepan, add the powdered sugar, nuts, and the zest of half a lemon, and mix well.
• Let cool completely.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Roll out the dough on a floured surface.
• Cut out circles with a cookie cutter with a diameter of 3 inches.
• Place one teaspoon of walnut filling on each wheel.
• Gently roll and shape into a crescent shape (roll).
• Bake for about 25 minutes.
• Even immediately after baking, coat them in the sugar mixture.

Pecan Crescents Cookies with Vanilla

This simple, original, perhaps slightly unconventional recipe for walnut crescents is perfect for celebrating Christmas. The best part is that you can replace the pecans with almonds, for example, and you will have a completely different cookie. And if you’re looking for something quick and effortless, try our no-bake cookies.

Ingredients

• ½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar for coating
• A bag of vanilla sugar

Method

• Beat in the sugar, vanilla extract, and softened butter.
• Next, add the chopped pecans and flour and beat until combined.
• Divide the dough into equal-sized pieces and shape into half-moon shapes.
• Bake at 350°F for about 12 minutes or until the bottoms of the rolls are lightly browned.
• Then let them cool for about 5 minutes and roll them while still warm in a mixture of vanilla and powdered sugar. Allow the candy to cool completely and roll again in powdered sugar.

The Best Crescent Nut Filling

As children, we always looked forward to eating the best cookies with nuts, especially the stuffed ones at Christmas. You must prepare this delicious walnut filling for crescents with us.

Ingredients

• 3 large egg whites
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups ground walnuts

Method

• Beat the egg whites and vanilla.
• Gradually add sugar, one tablespoon at a time.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• And let it sit for 2 hours.