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Almond Crescent Cookies
Photo: Molly Mears

Almond Crescent Cookies

7 ingredients 6 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

619
Calories
14g
Protein
13g
Fat
110g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup ground, blanched almonds
  • 1 1/2 cups flour, sifted
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup confectionery sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1

Thoroughly mix shortening, sugar and almonds together.

2

Sift salt and flour together and work into shortening, sugar, almond mixture.

3

Chill dough for 4 hours.

4

Roll the dough with your hands until pencil thick. Then, cut into 2 1/2 inch lengths and form into crescents.

5

Bake at 325 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until set.

6

Cool, but while still warm dip into mixture of cinnamon and confectionary sugar.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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