Nana's Crescents or Sand Tarts Recipe

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Nana's Crescents or Sand Tarts
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
405
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 lb (4 sticks) unsalted butter or 2 sticks oleo
  • 1 heaping cup powered sugar, plus 2 cups for coating
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour , sifted

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. With an electric mixer or by hand, cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add vanilla and then stir in flour and chopped nuts until combined. Roll tablespoon-sized pieces of dough into crescent shapes. Repeat until no dough remains. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until cookies are lightly golden.
  3. While cookies are in the oven, put 2 cups powdered sugar in a large resealable bag. Remove cookies from baking sheet and add them to the bag of powdered sugar. Carefully turn cookies in sugar while they are still hot. Remove cookies from bag and shake lightly to remove excess sugar.
  4. A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The FN chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 405.15 Kcal (1696 kJ)
Calories from fat 251.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28g 43%
Cholesterol 15.18mg 5%
Sodium 1.93mg 0%
Potassium 170.09mg 4%
Total Carbs 33.93g 11%
Sugars 1.29g 5%
Dietary Fiber 3.83g 15%
Protein 6.93g 14%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 28.9mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 529.52 Kcal (2217 kJ)
Calories from fat 329.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.59g 43%
Cholesterol 19.85mg 5%
Sodium 2.52mg 0%
Potassium 222.31mg 4%
Total Carbs 44.35g 11%
Sugars 1.68g 5%
Dietary Fiber 5.01g 15%
Protein 9.06g 14%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.7mg 7%
Calcium 37.8mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.7
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • high fiber

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