Mandel-Halbmonde (Almond Crescents)
cookies, desserts
1 cup butter or margarine
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cup flour; unbleached
1 cup almonds; ground
1 confectioners' sugar
Beat together butter and sugar until very light and fluffy. Blend in extracts. Mix in flour and almonds. Using about 1 T of dough for each, shape into logs and bend into crescents. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees F until light brown. While warm, roll crescents in confectioners' sugar. Cool on racks and store in a tightly sealed container. Makes 3 dozen cookies.
Yield: 8 servings