Almond Crescents

Name: Almond Crescents
Ingredients: * 1 cup butter (leave it out to soften); * 1/4 cup sugar; * 2 cups flour; * 1 cup ground nuts (your choice, I used a mixed un-salted nut); * 1/2 ts

My mother-in-law served the cutest crescent shaped cookies. Going through her recipe cards, I found one recipe I always love this year. Almond Crescents come together with a few simple ingredients. You won’t have to go shopping for this one. She used ground almonds in hers, but I used a mixed unsalted nut from Costco. I can’t stop eating them.

Christmas cookies are a way to celebrate. I know that in Italy during my mom’s time, they were a real treat. Sugar was not always available and it was used sparingly. My nonna had honey and other sweeteners, but most of the italian cookies use basic ingredients such as eggs, flour, nuts, and natural sweeteners.

Another one of my crescent shaped cookies for Christmas https://recipesatmytable.com/crescent-moons-with-jam-and-nuts/

If you want to read about the history of some of your favourite cookies this is a good article :https://www.chattersource.com/article/christmas-cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter ( leave it out to soften)
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups flour
1 cup ground nuts ( your choice, I used a mixed un-salted nut)
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 tbsp very cold water

Process

Butter makes everything good. Watkins makes a great Almond Extract.

Cream the butter, almond extract and sugar first. Make sure it is light and fluffy.

Next add your flour and mix for a few minutes until incorporated.

Go in with the nuts. Mix and add the 1 tbsp of cold water. You will see the dough come together on the paddle of your mixer.

Place the dough on your counter and bring it all together.

Take small amounts of the dough and roll it with your hands to form a tiny roll. Twist each roll on the cookie sheet to form crescent shapes.

Bake in a 350 F oven for 10 minutes.

Sprinkle with icing sugar when cooled. These freeze well.

YUM!!