Recipe: Tasty Greek Almond Crescent Cookies

Greek Almond Crescent Cookies.

You can cook Greek Almond Crescent Cookies using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Greek Almond Crescent Cookies

1. It’s 1/2 c of ground almonds.
2. Prepare 1 c of butter, softened.
3. Prepare 2 tbsp of powdered sugar.
4. It’s 1 of egg yolk.
5. You need 1 tbsp of brandy or 1 tsp vanilla.
6. It’s 2 c of flour.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
8. You need 1 1/2-2 c of powdered sugar.

Greek Almond Crescent Cookies instructions

1. Spread ground almonds in a shallow pan and toast in a 350F degrees oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned..
2. In a bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy, then add the 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar and egg yolk, mixing well. Stir in brandy or vanilla and almonds..
3. In another bowl, combine flour and baking powder, then gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, blending until smooth..
4. Pinch off walnut-size pieces of dough and shape into crescents. Place on ungreased baking sheets, spacing cookies about 1 inch apart..
5. Bake in a 325F degree oven for 30 minutes or until very lightly browned, then place baking sheets on racks and let cookies cool for 5 minutes..
6. Sift about half the 1-1/2 to 2 cups powdered sugar over wax paper and transfer cookies to it. Sift the remaining 3/4 to 1 cup powdered sugar over top to cover cookies. Let cookies stand in the sugar until they cool completely, then store in a tightly covered container..