Snow-Covered Crescents

Name: Snow-Covered Crescents
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup old-fashioned oats; 1/2 cup finely chopped almonds; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Additional confectioners' sugar

From El Dorado, Arkansas, Dorothy Smith shares these tasty almond cookies coated in powdered sugar. "They're quick, easy and delicious," she assures.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in extract. Combine flour, oats, almonds and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Roll level tablespoonfuls of dough into ropes. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets and curve into crescents. Bake at 325° for 14-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool; roll in additional confectioners' sugar.