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Almond Crescents III

SUBMITTED BY: Terri PHOTO BY: danube66

"Crescent shaped cookie with one half dipped in chocolate."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 6 stars. This recipe average a 4.5 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 5 - 6 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup ground blanched almonds
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

  1. Mix together shortening and confectioner's sugar and water. Stir in flour, salt, vanilla and almonds. Mix well.
  2. Form dough with hands into 3 inch lengths about pencil thin.
  3. Bake on ungreased sheet in a preheated 300 degrees F oven (150 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
  4. While cookies cool, melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a bowl in the microwave. When cookies are completely cool, dip one half in melted chocolate.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by DUSTY721
the kids love helping with all cookies... the fun with these was dipping the cookies we also... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2003 by QUEENSHARON00
Great Recipe. I substituted 1 tsp. almond extract for more almond flavor and kept only 1 tsp.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2004 by VANISHED59
this cookie was great...i wasn't too sure with all the shortening vs. butter...but it did turn... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2007 by danube66
Excellent cookies, very easy to make. As suggested before, I used a tsp. vanilla, and a tsp.... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Almond Crescents III

Servings Per Recipe: 72

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 63

  • Total Fat: 4.6g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 9mg
  • Total Carbs: 5g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.4g
  • Protein: 0.9g

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