Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Recipe : Almond Crescents III

Ingredients
1 cup shortening
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup ground blanched almonds
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
Mix together shortening and confectioner's sugar and water. Stir in flour, salt, vanilla and almonds. Mix well.
Form dough with hands into 3 inch lengths about pencil thin.
Bake on ungreased sheet in a preheated 300 degrees F oven (150 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
While cookies cool, melt chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a bowl in the microwave. When cookies are completely cool, dip one half in melted chocolate.

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