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Vanilla Crescents

Name: Vanilla Crescents
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon almond extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/4 cups ground almonds; 1/2 teaspoon salt; Confectioners' sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

about 4 dozen

Updated: Feb. 02, 2023

These cookies are especially cozy at Christmastime, but are wonderful all year long. Try them dipped into hot tea or coffee.—Cara McDonald, Winter Park, Colorado

Vanilla Crescents Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups ground almonds
1/2 teaspoon salt
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, almonds and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.

Divide dough into 4 portions. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 24-in. rope. Cut crosswise into twelve 2-in. logs; shape each into a crescent. Place 1-1/2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Dust warm cookies with confectioners' sugar.