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Almond Crescent Cookies

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Celebrate the holidays with these melt-in-your-mouth almond crescents.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar (divided use)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups flour (9 ounces)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup coarsely ground almonds (almond meal)*

Instructions

  1. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and 1/2 cup of confectioners’ sugar until smooth and creamy. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and blend well. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour, salt, and almond meal. Blend well.
  3. Chill the dough for about 30 minutes.
  4. Heat the oven to 325 F.
  5. Shape dough into crescents, using a small cookie scoop or heaping teaspoon for each cookie. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets and bake about 14 to 17 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned on the bottoms.
  6. Let the cookies cool in the pan on a rack.
  7. Sift the remaining 1/2 cup of confectioners’ sugar over the cookies. Alternatively, you may roll the cookies in the confectioners’ sugar to coat thoroughly.

Find it online: https://classic-recipes.com/almond-crescent-cookies/