->Pinenut Crescents 01 <-

2 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg

pinch salt

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 egg yolks

1 Tablespoon grated orange rind

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 Tablespoons honey

3/4 cup pine nuts

In a bowl stir together flour, nutmeg and salt; set aside. Preheat

oven to 350 degrees. In a mixer bowl, combine butter and brown

sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating

well after each addition. Blend in orange rind and vanilla. Gradually

add flour mixture, beating until thoroughly combined. Using about 1 Tablespoon dough for each cookie, shape dough into a strand about 3 inches long, then curve into a crescent. Place crescents about 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Heat honey in a small

pan over low heat until fluid and warm to the touch. Lightly brush

honey over the tops and sides of crescents, then liberally coat

with pine nuts, pressing them in gently. Bake until cookies are

golden (10-12 minutes). Let cool on baking sheets 1-2 minutes,

then transfer to wire racks to complete cooling. Makes 30.