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Almond Crescents
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1
cup butter, softened
1/3
cup granulated sugar
1-3/4
cups all-purpose flour
1/4
cup cornstarch
1
teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2
cups ground toasted almonds*
Chocolate Glaze (recipe follows) or powdered sugar
Preparation:
1.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl until creamy. Mix in flour, cornstarch and vanilla. Stir in almonds. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into crescents. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
2.
Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until light brown. Cool 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Prepare Chocolate Glaze; drizzle over cookies. Allow chocolate to set, then store in airtight container. Or, before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Chocolate Glaze:
Place 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon butter in small resealable plastic bag. Place bag in bowl of hot water for 2 to 3 minutes or until chocolate is softened. Dry with paper towel. Knead until chocolate mixture is smooth. Cut off very tiny corner of bag. Drizzle chocolate mixture over cookies.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: | |
| Sodium | 56 mg |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 10 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Total Fat | 9 g |
| Calories | 123 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Fat | 2 |
| Starch | 1/2 |
This recipe appears in: Nut
