Mandel-Halbmonde (Almond Crecents)

Recipes Ingredients:

1 c Butter Or Margarine 2
1/2 c Flour; Unbleached
3/4 c Sugar
1 c Almonds; Ground
1 ts Vanilla Extract
1 x Confectioners Sugar
1-1/2 ts Almond Extract

Recipe Instructions:

Beat together Butter and Sugar until very light and fluffy. Blend in extracts. Mix in flour and almonds. Using about 1 T of dough for each, shape into logs and bend into crecents. Place on greased Cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees F until light brown. While warm, roll crecents in confectioners' sugar. Cool on racks and store in a tightly sealed container. Makes 3 dozen cookies.