Baker Almond Crescents

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (10 ounce) jar almond filling
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in almond extract and almond filling until well blended. make sure you use almond filling and not almond paste.
• 3 stir in flour with wooden spoon to make a stiff dough.
• 4 cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until dough is no longer sticky.
• 5 preheat oven to 325°.
• 6 dust hands with flour and shape teaspoonfuls of dough into small cresent shapes about 2-1/2" long. place on ungreased baking sheets about 1-1/2" apart.
• 7 bake 15 to 20 minutes or until cookies are firm and lightly browned. cool on baking sheets about 1 minute. remove from baking sheet and cool on a rack.
• 8 dust with confectioners sugar while cookies are still warm.
• 9 time to prepare includes refrigerator time.