Almond Half-Moons

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"These Crisp little cookies, reminiscent of Chinese almond cookies, will taste great in any shape your cookie press makes, but be sure to choose a tip with at least a 1/2 -inch opening. Otherwise, the ground nuts might get caught in the opening."

 

• Ready In: 6mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 70 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3⁄4 cup ground almonds, hazelnuts or 3/4 cup pecans
• sifted powdered sugar

directions

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium high speed for 30 seconds. Add the sugar; beat till combined. Beat in the egg and almond extract.
2. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour and the ground nuts with a wooden spoon. Do not chill dough.
3. Pack dough into a cookie press fitted with a 1/2 -inch wide round or star tip. Force dough through the cookie press 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets forming crescent shapes.
4. Bake in a preheated 375F oven for 6-8 minutes, or till edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned. Remove cookies from pans and cool on a rack. Sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar.

Reviews

[allybaba99]

These cookies were great and were a delight eat! I used pecans because it is what my relatives always used. They were soft and very delicious! I was able to make at least 100 cookies and everybody enjoyed them! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!