Almond Crescents

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• ³⁄₄ cup sifted icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¹⁄₄ tsp salt
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 2 cups icing sugar, for decoration

Preparation

1. Cream butter and icing sugar until fluffy. Mix in almond extract and vanilla.
2. Combine flour, salt and almonds in a separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture and beat until well-blended. Chill dough until slightly firm.
3. Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
4. Roll walnut-sized pieces of dough into short 2” ‘ropes’ and form into crescents. Space 1 1⁄2” apart on Sheet Pan lined with Sheet Pan Liner.
5. Bake 1 sheet at a time for 12–15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies stand until slightly firm.
6. Transfer to a cooling rack placed over Sheet Pan lined with Sheet Pan Liner. Sprinkle heavily with icing sugar. Cool cookies before storing.