The one recipe that family members want from me this time of year is my almond crescent recipe. I remember Mom always looking for the recipe that most reminded her of Great-grandma Weber's recipe and when she tasted my cookies, she said she thinks that this is it. I created this recipe from the Heritage Cookbook's Nut Crescents supposedly of Bohemian origin. I simply substituted almonds for walnuts and almond extract for vanilla extract. I also upped the almond amount a bit.
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/2 cup of ground almonds
Powdered sugar
Cream butter, sugar and almond extract. Add in flour and ground almonds. Using a heaping teaspoon of dough, shape into crescents. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes. Cookies should be golden brown. When slightly cool but still warm, roll in a bowl of powdered sugar.
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