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Almond Crescents I

SUBMITTED BY: Rosemarie Magee 

"Light almond tea cookie ... crescent shaped."
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This recipe has been rated 6 times with an average star rating of 3.7
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Original recipe yield 6 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brandy
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 1 1/2 cups almonds
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

  1. Cream butter or margarine with powdered sugar until light.
  2. Mix in brandy and water.
  3. Chop almonds and set 1/2 cup aside. Add the rest of the almonds to mixture. Stir in flour and mix well.
  4. Chill dough until stiff enough to mold.
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  6. Shape dough into crescent shapes (Use about 1 tsp per cookie.)
  7. Dip into additional chopped almonds
  8. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 12 - 15 minutes.
  9. Cool on wire racks about 5 minutes. Option: Roll gently in additional powdered sugar after cooling.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on dec. 3, 2004 by Serenity 
Delicious - everyone loves them! You don't have to make them in crescent shapes. I prefer to... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on jun. 23, 2007 by JOLETSON 
GREAT RECIPE, DIDN'T HAVE BRANDY, SO I SUBSTITUTED MADAGASCAR VANILLA AND TURNED OUT REALLY GREAT MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 5, 2009 by EMAILMPINK 
just nothing special MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 25, 2008 by pauladeenfan 
A delicious cookie! Yummy! Thank you so very much for this recipe! An oldie but goodie. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.67 star rating.
Reviewed on oct. 31, 2006 by CASSIELAIN 
A bit too much flour, I'm going to reduce the amount if I make a next batch. MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Almond Crescents I

Servings Per Recipe: 36

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 112

  • Total Fat: 8.2g
  • Cholesterol: 14mg
  • Sodium: 52mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.9g
  • Protein: 2g

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