Martha Stewart's Almond Crescent Cookies Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
1/2 lb (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar,
1 plus more for rolling
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup coarsely chopped almonds
2 1/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour
Recipe Preparation
1. Heat oven to 350 and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Cream
together butter and 2/3 cup sugar until fluffy. Beat in extracts,
then add almonds. Stir in flour and beat until well mixed.
2. Divide dough in half and roll each half into a log 1 inch in
diameter. Cut each log into 3/4-inch pieces, and roll each piece into
a cylinder 2 inches long. Place cylinders 1 to 2 inches apart on
baking sheets, and form into crescents.
3. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until lightly golden. Let crescents
cool, then roll in additional sugar.
Makes 5 dozen crescents.
Servings: 5
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