Posted by: Schmitty 08-10-99 3:34 PM
Swiss Hazelnut Crescents
1 cup margarine or butter
1/2 cup Karo light or dark corn syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups unsifted flour
1 1/2 cups ground hazelnuts or walnuts
Cinnamon coating
½ cup confectioners' sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat margarine until softened.
Slowly beat in corn syrup and vanilla.
Stir in flour and nuts.
Chill 1 hour.
Prepare cinnamon coating: Mix sugar and ground cinnamon together in a shallow bowl and set aside.
Preheat oven to 350.
Shape dough by rounded teaspoonsful into 2 inch long rolls.
Roll in cinnamon coating.
Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet forming crescents.
Bake in 350 degree oven 15 to 18 minutes or until bottoms are slightly browned.
Remove from cookie sheet; roll gently in Cinnamon coating and cool on rack.
Makes about 4 dozen.