Raspberry Almond Crescent Cookies

Submitted by Wildflour

"I came up with this recipe years ago, and am just now getting around to adding it! It was published in BH&G magazine, but it's been so long now, that I don't remember when exactly! But I make them every year for Christmas! They're actually very easy to make, but look very impressive on a cookie tray! Buttery, flakey and so good!!! Hope you try them! :)"

 

• Ready In: 47mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, cold and cut up
• 2 cups flour
• 1 egg yolk
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 3⁄4 cup raspberry preserves
• 3⁄4 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1⁄3 cup finely chopped almonds
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• sugar

directions

1. In a medium bowl, use a pastry cutter to cut butter into flour til pieces are pea-sized.
2. In small bowl, stir together the egg yolk and sour cream, then stir into flour mixture til all the dough is moistened.
3. Gently knead the dough just til a ball forms.
4. Wrap dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours til firm.
5. Divide dough into 4 portions.
6. On a well-sugared surface, use your hands to slightly flatten the dough. Roll dough from center out to edges, forming a 10" circle. Repeat with rest of dough, making sure you re-sugar your surface well!
7. Turn each dough circle over. (So they are sugar side-up.).
8. In medium bowl, combine preserves, coconut, almonds and vanilla and almond extracts well. Just use a spoon, but stir well.
9. Spread thin layer of the mixture thinly over each circle.
10. With a pizza wheel, cut each circle into 12 wedges just like you were cutting a pizza.
11. Roll each wedge up (loosely), beginning with the wide end, and roll towards to the pointed end.
12. Place all point-side down onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. (Parchment paper is a must, you'll thank me later!).
13. Sprinkle all with sugar.
14. Bake at 350 degrees for 17 minutes or til just set and very lightly browned.
15. Immediately remove with a sharp spatula to wire racks to cool. They will set completely as they cool.
16. Makes 48 crescent cookies.