Almond Crescents III Recipe
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Almond Crescents III

By: Terri 
"Crescent shaped cookie with one half dipped in chocolate."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

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Original Recipe Yield 5 - 6 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 63 | Total Fat: 4.6g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2003 by QUEENSHARON00   view full review
Great Recipe. I substituted 1 tsp. almond extract for more almond flavor and kept only 1 tsp....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2003 by DUSTY721   view full review
the kids love helping with all cookies... the fun with these was dipping the cookies we also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2004 by VANISHED59   view full review
this cookie was great...i wasn't too sure with all the shortening vs. butter...but it did turn...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2007 by danube66   view full review
Excellent cookies, very easy to make. As suggested before, I used a tsp. vanilla, and a tsp....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2008 by ELISROS   view full review
I'm not sure what I did wrong but my cookies were awful. They tasted liked shortening and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by Fall   view full review
So DELICIOUS!!! These cookies are rich and delicate. Just what I was wanting! I used half...

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