Almond Crescent Cookies

These traditional cookies will almost melt in your mouth. To get the proper consistency in these cookies, make sure the almonds are finely ground, not chopped!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 45 cookies

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

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray several cookie sheets with cooking spray.
3. With a mixer, beat the butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add vanilla extract and almond extract, beat until incorporated.
5. Stir in the flour and almonds. Work flour mixture into a firm dough.
6. Working with 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, lightly roll and then shape it so the middle is thicker than both ends. Bend dough log into a crescent shape.
7. Place on greased cookie sheets and repeat until all dough is used.
8. Bake 12-15 minutes or until light brown.
9. Sift powdered sugar into a small shallow bowl.
10. While the cookies are still warm , roll the crescents in the powdered sugar.
11. Cool on racks.