Italian Almond Crescent Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup almonds, coarsely chopped
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• powdered sugar, for rolling

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f.
• 2 line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 3 cream together butter and 2/3 cup powdered sugar until fluffy.
• 4 beat in extracts then add chopped almonds.
• 5 stir in flour and beat until well mixed.
• 6 chill for 30 minutes.
• 7 divide dough in 1/2 and roll each half into a log 1" thick in diameter.
• 8 cut each log into 3/4" pieces and roll each piece into a cylinder 2" long.
• 9 place 1-2" apart on prepared baking sheet and form into crescents with your fingers.
• 10 bake 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 11 let cool.
• 12 fill a small bowl with sifted powdered sugar and roll cooled cookies into it coating well.