Ukrainian Butter Horns

Rich and flaky butter horn cookies.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1  cup sweet unsalted butter or 1  cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  egg yolk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped  blanched almond
• 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
•  confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Beat butter at high speed and sugar gradually, creaming until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla extract.
3. Beat in almonds, then flour.
4. With hands, shape 1-inch pieces of dough into crescents.
5. Place on ungreased baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F.
7. for about 20 minutes, or until just golden on edges.
8. While warm, coat crescents with confectioners' sugar.