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Almond Crescent Cookies With Powdered Sugar Topping

Nancy Blackstone
These almond crescent cookies are light, flaky, traditional Christmas cookies that should be part of your annual baking ritual!
Prep Time 4 hours 37 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Austrian
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 116 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 1 cup ground almonds

Topping

  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 package vanilla sugar 1 ½ teaspoons

Instructions
 

  • Beat butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract with an electric mixer until thoroughly mixed. 
  • Add in the flour and ground almonds, and knead with your hands until fully combined.
  • Roll the dough into a log, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for one hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
  • Combine the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar for the topping and set aside.
  • Slice small sections of dough and form into crescent shapes. Place on a parchment lined cookie sheet. 
  • Bake 12 minutes or until cookies begin to turn a light golden color. 
  • Dust with sugar mixture after removing from oven, while hot. 

Notes

Ground pecans or walnuts can be substituted for almonds.

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 45mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 158IUCalcium: 9mgIron: 1mg
Keyword almond crescent cookies, Christmas cookies, holiday cookies, mid century cookies, old fashioned cookies, pecan crescent cookies, walnut crescent cookies
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