Healthy Food Dinner Diet Recipes

Almond Crescents III Recipe

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by admin in Almond

“Crescent shaped cookie with one half dipped in chocolate.”

INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

* 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.

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