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- chickenandeggcookbook.com
1 Cup Butter 1 Cup Almonds, Ground, Unblanched* 1/4 Cup Sugar 1 Teaspoon Vanilla 2 Cups Flour Confectioner's Sugar
* Substitute: 1/2 to 3/4 Cup Walnuts, Chopped
Cream butter, add other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Shape with fingers into crescents 1-inch thick and 3-inches long. Arrange on buttered cookie sheet. Bake for 35 minutes in slow oven (300 degrees). Cool. Roll in confectioner's sugar. Makes 36 crescents.
1946 Recipe - Jean Hansen - From the Fannie Farmer Boston Cooking School Cookbook.
"Another very traditional Christmas cookie. It seems that many countries have a version of this cookie. When they are shaped into balls they are called Mexican Wedding Cookies." - Calla Ferre
"At Bridget's annual cookie swap, somebody brought a Hawaiian version with coconut and macadamia nuts." - April Ferre
"At Bridget's annual cookie swap, somebody brought a Hawaiian version with coconut and macadamia nuts." - April Ferre
