Apricot Crescents

Worth making, take's awhile to make but worth it. Great for those special occasions. Enjoy.

Combine the flour , sugar , and salt in a bowl.

Cut in the vegetable shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

With a fork stir in the sour cream and egg until a stiff dough forms.

Cover and chill for a least 4 hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.

Grease 2 baking sheets.

Divide the dough into 3 pieces.

On a floured surface , roll out each piece to an 11-inch round.

Spread one-third of the apricot preserves evenly over each round , and sprinkle each round with one-third of the walnuts.

Cut each round into 12 wedges.

Starting at the wide end , roll up each wedge.

Place seam side down on the prepared baking sheets , placing the cookies about 1-inch apart and curving the ends to form crescent shapes.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes , until lightly colored.

Dust the warm cookies with powdered sugar and transfer to wire racks to cool.

all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, salt, vegetable shortening, sour cream, egg, apricot preserves, walnuts, powdered sugar