These delicate bite-sized cookies are a holiday favorite of mine. Sometimes I glaze them like I did this year, sometimes I sprinkle cinnamon on top, and sometimes I just enjoy them completely as is. They’re delicious every which way they’re made.
Holiday Nut Crescents
Ingredients
Dough:
2 cups flour
1 cup butter
1 cup sour cream
1 egg yolk
Cut 1/4 cup butter into flour, then cut in the other half. Add sour cream and egg yolk. Mix with hands; dough will be extremely sticky! Refrigerate 4 hours. Divide dough into 3 equal portions and form into balls on a heavily floured surface.
Filling:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts
1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 box yellow raisins
Combine sugar, walnuts and cinnamon. Roll out dough ball into the size of a pizza pan on a heavily floured surface. Spread filling evenly over dough. Sprinkle with raisins. Cut dough into 16 slices as with a pie. Start at the large end of each slice and roll towards the center.
Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 22 to 24 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately after crescents are done baking, shift each of them slightly on the cookie sheet to prevent sticking. Let cool a few more minutes before transferring to cooling rack.
Glaze if desired.
Yield: 48 cookies
I am pretty new to organic products because they’re expensive, and I’m cheap. (Just being truthful.) However, my two kids are extremely eco-conscious and if my poor starving college son chooses to buy organic meat and dairy products, how could I not at least consider using them to bake the holiday recipes I’ll be sharing with him this year?
After doing a little research on Organic Valley, I discovered they’re not only independent and farmer-owned, but most importantly to me and my children, they operate with a pasture perfect policy which includes sustainability and humane treatment of every animal on every co-op farm.
So that’s why I decided to use Organic Valley eggs and sour cream (which is the creamiest, whipped sour cream I’ve ever seen in my life) to make these treasured family cookies. I wanted their butter too, but my store didn’t sell it. 🙁
(I don’t trust these cookies to just any product, you know…)
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Kathy Artis says
Holiday brownies
Bryan E. says
Thanks for the giveaway…Egg Nog Rice Pudding !
Gustavo says
Looks yummy!
Danielle Wood says
I would love to make the holiday nut crescents
Jodie R says
Cookies
Angela Garland says
My corn pudding that has sour cream.
Dijah A says
I’d make apple oatmeal muffins
Bella T. says
Cherry Cheesecake!!! 🙂
Julia Oletskaya says
mmm cheesecake such a sucker 🙂
cheryl bowman says
yorkshire pudding
Tracy Allen says
I make a Christmas fruit salad with whipped cream and cottage cheese that would be great with Organic Valley – in fact that’s what I use!
krista grandstaff says
I make a sour cream bread, a raisin..or a challah bread that would be great with these products!!
Pauline M says
That would be my swedish tea rings!
Chelsea A says
Mint + chocolate chip cookies. 😀
Erica Barnes says
Cheesecake or mac and cheese.
Barbara R. says
I would like to try, Holiday Nut Crescents
Sarah says
I’d make my veggie quiche using their eggs, butter and cheese.
kathy pease says
id love to use these to make a chocolate chip cheesecake 🙂
carol lewis says
My homemade fermented keifer or eggnog.
carolyn says
some kind of cookie or muffin, morning glory muffins maybe
Emily F says
crab quiche!
Michelle Tucker says
I’d like to make some twice baked potatoes.
Rise Isom says
cinnamon rolls
Patrice R. says
I love this time of year. Most of the recipes I use calls for real butter and sugar. But the sweetest part of Christmas is the family.
KATHY DALTON says
wow i want to make a cheeecake
betty says
I would try baked corn souffle and deviled eggs. You can absolutely taste the difference when you purchase local farm eggs. The best way to realize that taste difference is simply having eggs for breakfast.
Breanne says
Banana nut bread
Erika P. says
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Allie Dole says
My great grandmother’s eggnog!
Renee G says
I’d like to making filled cookies with these products.
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suzanne says
Cupcakes!
liz l says
ooey gooey cake
Cassandra McCann says
i would make dogs in a blanket
Jan Roberts says
I adore sour cream in dessert recipes, it makes the texture extra-tender
Susan Smith says
I’d make pecan pie
ria clarke says
banana bread
Ruth Anderson says
I have a good recipe for sour cream cookies.
Christina says
Pecan pie gets my vote!
Amanda K. says
I’d try it for my grandma’s recipe of Pumpkin Pie.
kelley roach says
i like pecan pie
Starletta Schipp says
I would use it for my cinnamon roll recipe
Janet F says
I would use it to make Rice Pudding.
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SHEILA tf says
Their eggs and butter for my omelets
Paula Michele Hafner says
Pumpkin Pie!!!
Shawn says
My bruschetta bread.
natalia ryjova says
Mmmm Pecan pie. My favorite.
Stacey Cockrell says
Pecan Pie
Jenny says
I would make a chocolate cake and frosting
trixx says
I’d use their cream cheese & eggs to make cheesecake
jillian says
I’d love to make crescent rolls!
christina says
Shortbread
Annemarie Z. says
I would make sugar cookies!
cynthia m says
banana bread
Lisa L says
I’d make some cookies with their butter & eggs
Allyson Tice says
Cookies with the eggs and spinach dip with sour cream!
melina r says
I would use the eggs for making lasagne
Melanie Montgomery says
Use the eggs when my making my doughnuts.
Lesley F says
In my German Apple Cake
Denise Welch says
I use there eggs to make my noodles
Rich Hicks says
fruit cake!
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Robby Rob says
i’d try making my truffles
natalie machowski says
I would try the sour cream in my sour cream donuts
Jennai says
Spiced Eggnog Bundt Cake
JD says
I have purchased Organic Valley products before and found them to be wonderful.
SaraLee E says
truffles
Priscilla Benavides says
I would love to make a carrot cake!
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mary fanara coleman says
I will use it to make my Spritz cookies.
Charlene says
I’d like to try them in sour cream pound cake 🙂
Tara O. says
I make a cream cheese wreath that I would use Organic Valley for.
Alex Roach says
the holiday nut cresents look so good!
laura says
The holiday nut crescents would be a hit at my house!
Deb C says
I make rich Hot Cocoa for Christmas Morning with dark cocoa and raw sugar. Organic Valley Milk would make it EVEN better!
Whitney Lindeman says
I’d like to try my hand at some sugar cookies!
Adrienne says
Cookies and some spinach dip
Jennifer M says
Homemade sugar cookies
Alexandria says
I just love cornbread. I would love to make fresh cornbread and smother salted butter on warm, fresh out of the oven cornbread. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it.
Caitlin Chapman says
these holiday nut cresents would be very popular in my house. we love my grandmas nut rolls but eat them in one day! lol
Racheal S says
I’d like to try the sour cream in my chocolate cake recipe and on baked potatoes.
Amber G. says
I would use the products to make cookies and candy.
Sylvie W says
I’d like to make the Hungarian Treats cookies.
Carol,L says
Making Baked Ziti or Lasagne would be good. Also a nice sour cream pound cake.
Happy Holidays
Carol L
Kara C says
I would like to try the sour cream in my ranch dip recipe.
Kimberly Hilbert says
I would use them to make omelets (eggs and cheese) and tacos (sour cream).
runinboise says
Your Holiday Nut Crescents sound so good
alyce poalillo says
My butter cookies with their great butter
Miz Vickik says
beef stroganoff =)
Giveaway Gal says
snowman cookies
Virginia Rowell says
I would love to try the sour cream in my potato salad.
Lynn says
I would love to make mash potatoes with the butter and sour cream, we usually buy those margarine so it would be nice to try real buttered up mash potatoes
Rosie says
CHEESECAKE!!!
Kathleen Conner says
scalloped potatoes would be better with Organic Valley
Amy Z. says
I’d make sugar cookies using Organic Valley products!
Sara Wood says
breakfast wreaths
Kelly Massman says
our rolo cookies!
Liz Ticona says
I’d love to try their sour cream with my yam and sour cream recipe 🙂
adrienne warren says
pumpkin cheese cake and I have a wizzy cool amerato cheese cake I have to try
Jmstrunk (Sybille) says
My rocambole would love to be organic.
Allison Downes says
I would like to try to make a Pumpkin cheesecake
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Caitlin McClure says
Cookies!
Gianna says
Soft sugar cookies.
lina says
i’d like to try to make a nice chocolate cake w/ it
Christine says
Sour cream cake
Kyl Neusch says
some fudge!
scarlette says
good old sugar cookie recipe
Karen says
Buttermilk pie. Thanks for the giveaway.
Shaunda E. says
Sour cream cake
Cody Anderson says
I’d love to make the fudge of course.
ann Muth says
chicken tetrazinni
cassie says
fudge !
Padma Miller says
We take the leftover stuffing and mix it with sour cream and cream of celery soup with chicken pieces. YUM!
caitlin tate says
chocolate chip cookies
Penny Snyder says
Red Velvet Cake! grammypenny@frontier.com
Sarah Hall says
Holiday nut crescents.
Rachel says
I would use the sour cream for our hashbrown casserole
Cori Westphal says
I make cheesy potatoes with lots of sour cream! I could switch out my regular store brand with Organic Valley!
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Denise S says
Christmas sugar cookie cut-outs
Richelle says
My traditional cut out sugar cookies!
gloria johnson says
i would try using their eggs in a pecan pie
Katherine D. says
i would make our family recipe for pumpkin pie with organic valley eggs!
Noreen says
Gingerbread men
Pam says
The holiday crescents look very appetizing, so I would very much like to make them.
sandra says
our pumpkin pie recipe
Carolyn G says
My horseradish mashed potatoes
tara pittman says
sugar cookies
C.j. says
I’d love to make a cheese cake!
Tree says
These look scrumptious!! I would probably try a cheesecake with the Organic Valley prize pack! 😉
Jacob LaFountaine says
Pumpkin pies
jessica edwards says
white choco bread pudding
Gennie Lancaster says
I would make Lemon Bars.
Shirley says
The holiday nut cresents look good!!
Monique Rizzo says
Sugar cookies.
Thanks for the chance.
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mell says
I would make a dessert, like a pie or cheesecake.
Tamar says
Sour cream for latkes 🙂
Jen says
my pizza appetizer
Sheryl E says
Pecan Tassies
Rochelle says
I would use their products to make a cheesecake. Thanks!
kim burnett says
taco bake
emily says
I would make a cheeseball.
Tari Lawson says
I would like to try making cocoa snickerdoodles with the organic sour cream.
FRANK S says
Sugar cookies
Ciara B. says
Whipped Red Garnet Yams and Potatoes
Meta says
Homemade Egg McMuffins with English muffins, eggs, cheese slices, bacon.
Rachel @RunningRachel says
I am not the best cook… but tis the season for baking 🙂
Brittany says
I would like to use it to make our Jesus’ birthday cake.
Susana Higuera says
I’d love to make shortbread cookies!
Theresa Shafer says
Butter cookies and eggnog
yummy – good
janis kaseman says
The Sugar cookies look amazing .
Marj M. says
I’d like to make some of my candies using their products.
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Stephanie Larison says
Sugar cookies for sure
Terri says
Sugar cookies!
NIcole Strunk says
The Grand Marnier Browned Butter Sauce sounds great!
Ttrockwood says
I would love to use their butter in my fudge and milks for hot chocolate!
sheri says
organic recipe! this is the best!!!
Lauren says
I’d make cookies.
Christine says
I would like to make lemon drop cookies.
Thanks for the chance!
Cindy Loo says
I want to try my grandmother’s sugar cookie recipe!
ELIZABETH C. says
I love making pastries so I would definately try making them again.
Alissa Apel says
Cherry Chip Cookies!
Kristen says
I’d make the Buttermilk Biscuits with Parmesan and Sage from the recipe on their site.
Linda Lansford says
I want to make pudding
Diane W says
An herb cheese dip.
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Vivian Sun says
Deviled eggs
Lle Schreiber says
I would make my great grandmother’s Polish cookies!
Karen Gonyea says
I’d revamp some cookie recipes 🙂
Amber says
I’d love to make egg nog with Organic Valley products!
Jemima P says
maybe some blueberry muffins!
Lynn says
peanut butter kiss cookies
Pam says
snickerdoodles =)
Christy says
I’d make my homemade fudge
Skylar S says
I’d revamp my stollen recipe with all organic products
Debra Gaswint says
I would make my great cheesy omelet.
Kristina Schnabel says
I would be making molasses cookies!
Jennifer T. says
My Christmas morning casserole would be good with Organic Valley products.
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Vicki E says
Toll House chocolate chip cookies, one of our faves!
Sharon Kaminski says
love cinnamon rolls
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
My mom makes this awesome Christmas morning casserole with eggs and biscuits, so I think I’ll opt for that 🙂
Thank you for this great opportunity!
Leah WAll says
Sour cream on the chili and also in the quick bread!
Eggs in every baked good – muffins & cookies!
melissa williams says
I would love to try making our traditional christmas cookies with their products.
Wendy Kroy says
sugar cookies
Ken Ohl says
cinnamon rolls
D Schmidt says
I would be making egg nogg cookies.
Jackie says
When I first saw the picture in my email I thought that you had made them with the Pillsbury Crescent rolls! And then I read…. homemade! How awesome is that!
Deb says
Chocolate silk pie
Diane Sallans says
Sweetheart/Thumbprint cookies
susan hartman says
I would try the Pots of Cream.
clarissa says
cinnamon rolls
amy v says
i’d like to make our special cranberry cake with butter sauce..YUM!!
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Jessie C. says
I’d make cheese cake
Debra Hall says
Crustless Vanilla Cheesecake yummy
Betty Manousos says
omg, that makes a remarkably satisfying dessert and looks so very delicious!
thanks for posting this.
big hugs and have a lovely weekend!
xx
Kate D. says
My Pumpkin Nut Bread
Cynthia C says
I’d like to use the sour cream to make my mom’s nut roll recipe.
apple blossom says
they all loos yummy….pizza
Sonya says
I would use them to make a variety of Christmas cookies.
Sonya Morris says
I would love to include Organic Valley with all my recipes! I would definitely make deviled eggs with Organic Valley.
Michelle S says
the crescents look amazing!
Kathy Murphy says
My grandma’s sugar cookies.
Lucy says
Buckeyes!!
erica says
I would use their products in my cheesecake!
jessica says
Id make a sour cream pound cake
Seyma Shabbir says
Poaca, it is a Turkish bread roll with filling with cheeses. Sometimes I will fill it with a brie and jam also.
Also love their idea of making a mashed potato snowman
Denise says
I wonder if I could use their products to make my fruitcake healthier. Heaven knows it’s the complete opposite of healthy as it is now!
Diana Stanhope says
I would like to try it with my English fruit cake!
Joanne Gregory says
I would make my cherry pound cake.
cylina williams says
I would try a pie or some yummy cookies. Looks yummy!
Allyson Bossie says
Gosh, probably Grandma’s Sugar Cookies, or my husbands famous cheesecake
Sue says
pumpkin waffles
gala says
any pies
Debra s says
I would love to use organic valley products in my famous “Ican’t believe it’s a fruitcake” recipe I found this past year!! It’s actuallly good!! LOL
Elle says
Homemade pierogies!!
Alexis AKA MOM says
Oh goodness what you made would sure be a hit! I would love to make my Sausage Breakfast Casserole that I make every Christmas Morning for the boys.
Audra Weathers says
I would make some pecan pies.
jayedee says
i’d love to bake all my holiday cookies with organic ingredients!
Meg Tucker says
I saw this recipe in my email this morning and high tailed it over and found a giveaway to go along!! I’d like to try the Organic Valley Sour Cream in my Sour Cream Pancakes/Waffles.
Molly says
I know what you mean about organic being so expensive, but Organic Valley is fantastic. Those cookies would go great with the coffee I’m drinking right now : )
traci says
deviled eggs
Erin @ Making Memories says
Snowball cookies are my favorite. I would love to try Organic Valley Products to make those!
Serendipity is Sweet says
I make a blueberry sour cream coffee cake that I’d like to try with Organic Valley.
And wow, those crescents look amazing! Pinning this recipe. Thanks!
Sheri says
Oh my, they look delicious!
Erin @ Making Memories says
Your cookies look wonderful! I think they would be my favorite too!
Emily Adams says
I would make pumpkin pie!
Jackie says
I’d use them to make our Christmas morning breakfast…which usually includes scrambled eggs with veggies.
debbie says
I would make my turtle cheesecake.
Kelly D says
I would like to make Pumpkin Pie with these products.
pam says
These look so delicious. I am going to give them a try:) I hope your son loves them.
Adrienne gordon says
i’d make cheesecake
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
These look great. I love Organic Valley products – I have used them many times.
John Hutchens says
buttercream frosting with raspberry cupcakes
dorothy deakyne says
pumpkin cheesecake
johanna helfinstine says
sour cream sugar cookies
Davis says
I would make my pumpkin bread!
Jenny Sims says
I would love to make my Christmas Eve lasagna with Organic Valley products!
Emily says
Pecan pie and sugar cookies!
Michele says
These sound yummy. I’m not a fan of raisins but I bet dried cranberries would be great.
Christina Moore says
I would use them for apple pies
Deborah Wallin says
My Christmas sugar cookies.
Robyn Galloway says
Pecan puff cookies, its a family tradition!
Maureen (suburban prep) says
eggnog cheesecake chocolate chip bars.
Laura C says
I would like to try to make sugar cookies.
Christine M Tubbytelly says
sweet potato pie
Jessica To says
I would use them for my apple turnovers.
Blond Duck says
I’d have to glaze them. Then eat them all.
Ani says
I’d like to make my chocolate gingerbread bars with their products, I could use the sour cream and eggs.
Ms. A says
OH.MY… these look SO good! I’m still trying to figure out how you stay so slim?
debbie jackson says
sour cream sugar cookies debbie jackson
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Hilesha says
Whipped Red Garnet Yams and Potatoes
Justin Orkin says
Chocolate chip cookies!
Jamie says
I’d love to try the Eggnog Pot De Creme with Organic Valley nog.
Patty says
The cookies look delicious
Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says
WOW — that looks so good, Liz!
Terry (My Journey With Candida) says
I would like to make a cheeseball using their cream cheese. I see they also sell eggnog…. mmmmmmm…