Almond Crescents

This is one of our family's traditional holiday cookies. The recipe was handed down from my grandmother. It's a very delicate cookie, great with milk.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar, plus some to roll cookies in
• 2  cups flour
• 1  cup  chopped blanched  almonds

Directions

1. Cream butter, salt, vanilla and 1/4 cup confectioner sugar.
2. Add flour; stir to blend.
3. Stir in almonds and knead lightly.
4. Shape into crescents.
5. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 300 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
6. Do not let them get browned.
7. While hot, roll in confectioner sugar.