Almond Crescents

Name: Almond Crescents
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup soft margarine (not butter); 1/3 cup sugar; 2/3 cup ground almonds; 1 2/3 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups powdered sugar (approximately, used for coating)

Submitted by Benicio

"Cookie recipe came from Aunt Sharon Schooley"

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Ready In:: 2hrs 15mins
Ingredients:: 6
Yields:: 36 cookies

ingredients

1 cup soft margarine (not butter)
¹⁄₃ cup sugar
²⁄₃ cup ground almonds
1 ²⁄₃ cups flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
2 cups powdered sugar (approximately, used for coating)

directions

Cream together margarine, sugar, and almonds.
Sift together flour and salt. Then add to creamed mixture.
Refrigerate 1 hour.
Form into small crescents (or roll into balls if you wish) and bake on un-greased cookie sheets for 15 minutes.
Cool slightly till lukewarm. Then take each cookie and roll and coat in powdered sugar.
Note: When rolling be sure not to roll crescents when too hot, or they will break apart. If they are too cool, then the powdered sugar won't stick.