Butter Crescents

These pretty little cookies start with the same ingredients as Mexican Wedding Cookies, the differences being that here the nuts are ground instead of chopped and the cookies are shaped differently. Butter Crescents are also very similar to Viennese Crescents, which are formed the same way but use almonds rather than pecans. Any and all of these rich butter and nut confections can be positively addictive. While forming the individual crescent shape does ta