Almond Crescents


 ALMOND CRESCENTS       325F     14-16 mins


Ingredients

1/2c Crisco                                                      

1-2/3 c flour

1/2c butter, softened   

1/4tsp salt

1/3c sugar                                                      

2/3c ground or finely chopped almonds    


1c powdered sugar     

1tsp nutmeg


Mix together crisco, butter, sugar, ground almonds

Sift together and mix in flour and salt

Form into crescents and bake on ungreased cookie sheet. 

Bake until firm, not brown

While slightly warm, roll in powdered sugar/nutmeg(If you have a sifter, this makes it super easy to coat the tops of the cookies with the powdered sugar mix which is generally enough for flavor)

Makes 4-5 dozen



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