Almond Crescent Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 -2½ cups all purpose flour, if you are in Italy substitute all purpose with Manitoba Flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 pinch salt (if you use unsalted butter add ¼ tsp salt)
• ¾ cup finely chopped fresh almonds, walnuts or pecans

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350° Fahrenheit
2. In a large bowl beat butter until fluffy, add sugar and beat again until fluffy. 
3. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add nuts, flour and salt. Beat on low until combined. 
4. Bring dough together with your fingers. Break off small pieces and form into a crescent shape. 
5. Place on un-greased cookie sheets and bake for approximately 15 minutes. 
6. While cookies are still warm roll in icing/powdered sugar or let cool and dust with icing sugar.
7. Enjoy!

This article and recipe adapted from this site!