Almond Crescent Cookies

By KitchenGnome

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spray several cookie sheets with cooking spray.

With a mixer, beat the butter with sugar until light and fluffy.

Add vanilla extract and almond extract, beat until incorporated.

Stir in the flour and almonds. Work flour mixture into a firm dough.

Working with 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, shape a long in the middle is thicker than both ends. Bend dough log into a crescent shape.

Place on greased cookie sheets and repeat until all dough is used.

Bake 12-15 minutes or until light brown.

Sift powdered sugar into a small shallow bowl.

While the cookies are still warm , roll the crescents in the powdered sugar.

Cool on racks.