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Viennese Crescents

Course: Cookies
Cuisine: Viennese

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Butter
  • 1/4 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 Cup Almonds Ground, Unblanched (See Note)
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • Confectioner's Sugar

Instructions

  • 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.

Notes

Substitute: 1/2 to 3/4 Cup Walnuts or Pecans, Chopped