Almond Meltaways Recipe #339697
These little gems will melt in your mouth! Recipe is from Family Circle. The dough must refrigerate for 2 hours (not included in prep time).
by Lainey6605
28 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 36 , 3 dozen cookies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup blanched slivered almond, finely ground
- Beat together butter and 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar in bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat in almond extract.
- On low speed, beat in flour and nuts.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Pinch off pieces of dough in heaping teaspoonfuls.
- Roll into logs and taper ends; bending into crescents.
- Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in 325 degree oven for 16 to 18 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Remove cookies to wire rack. While warm, dust with a generous layer of remaining confectioners' sugar.
- Cool completely then sprinkle again with any remaining confectioners' sugar.
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