Almond Crescents II

Name: Almond Crescents II
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 114 grams butter; 120 grams confectioners sugar; 208 grams all-purpose flour; 83 grams ground blanched almonds; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 0 teaspoons salt; 103 grams shortening; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Almond Crescents II is a hor d'oeuvre that serves 72. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 48 calories. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. A mixture of shortening, confectioners' sugar, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. Users who liked this recipe also liked Almond Crescents, Almond Crescents, and Almond Crescents.

Instructions

Mix together shortening, butter and almonds. Sift in flour and salt.

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Shortening

Almonds

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add vanilla.

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Vanilla

Chill dough until firm.

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Dough

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).

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Roll dough with hands into 3 inch lengths, pencil thick. Form into crescents on ungreased baking sheet.

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Refrigerated Crescent Rolls

Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake until just slightly brown -- about 16 minutes. Cool on pan

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Frying Pan

While still slightly warm, carefully dip in a mixture of confectioner's sugar and cinnamon. These are extremely fragile cookies -- handle with care!

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Cinnamon

Sugar

Dip

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Ingredients

Servings:

114grams

butter 120grams

confectioners' sugar 208grams

all-purpose flour 83grams

ground blanched almonds 1teaspoon

ground cinnamon 0teaspoons

salt 103grams

shortening 1teaspoons

vanilla extract

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