Almond Meltaways

Submitted by CookingONTheSide

"These little gems will melt in your mouth! Recipe is from Family Circle. The dough must refrigerate for 2 hours (not included in prep time)."

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 3 dozen cookies
• Serves: 36

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup blanched slivered almond, finely ground

directions

1. Beat together butter and 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar in bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat in almond extract.
2. On low speed, beat in flour and nuts.
3. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, 2 hours.
4. Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Pinch off pieces of dough in heaping teaspoonfuls.
5. Roll into logs and taper ends; bending into crescents.
6. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in 325 degree oven for 16 to 18 minutes, until lightly browned.
7. Remove cookies to wire rack. While warm, dust with a generous layer of remaining confectioners' sugar.
8. Cool completely then sprinkle again with any remaining confectioners' sugar.

Reviews

[Annie Dangerous]

These just weren't very good in my opinion. The almond extract adds too "fake" a flavor. I've tried other almond crescent recipes that relied on just almonds for the flavor and they seemed to have a much better and more natural taste.

 

[GzNKz4evr]

The dough did not roll very well so we just did regular cookies with it. I think the dough was too cold. It took quite a bit longer to cook them. We were making another recipe and forgot about them due to the extended cooking time. Even overcooked, they were really good; like a perfect little tea cookie.

 

[adopt a greyhound]

Great meltaways. I made them and chilled but ran out of time so they sat overnight. Next day I baked them. Mine took longer but turned out great. Will make these every year.

 

[RedVinoGirl]

YUM, YUM, DOUBLE YUM! I've been forever on the search for almond crescents that my husband deems acceptable. He didn't like my mom's and he hasn't liked any of the many I've made. These made him happy!!!!!!! I made the recipe as stated and through all the ingredients into my food processor. I chilled for about 40 minutes and shaped them into crescents. Worked out very well and the consistence and taste was sheer perfection! YUM!

 

[Cathy-O]

There was no chance of making mine in to crescents as I chilled for just 40 mins. I just placed little blobs of the dough on the cookie sheet. The first round of cookies got burnt as someone phoned to wish for Xmas just at the critical time. But the second bunch and the third were great. Mine look like the ones in the picture. I mixed a bit of green food color into one batch - it made for an interesting presentation. Thanks Lainey.