Nelson Cookie Bake Almond Crescents

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (use 1/2 cup powdered sugar in recipe and remaining powdered sugar to roll cookies in after they are)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup finally chopped almonds

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 place almonds in food processor and chop until fine. reserve almonds to add to cookies later.
• 3 cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar, butter and vanilla.
• 4 gradually add flour and salt and mix until well blended.
• 5 add almonds.
• 6 chill dough for 2 hours.
• 7 roll dough into ¾â€? balls and place on parchment lined cookie sheets.
• 8 bake 14 – 16 minutes at 325 degrees. cookies should be set but not brown.
• 9 remove from oven and immediately roll in powdered sugar. cool, and then dip in powdered sugar again.