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Ingredients
| unsalted butter: 1/2 cup (softened) |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1 cup |
| almond extract: 1/2 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 cup |
| slivered almonds: 1/2 cup (blanched//finely ground) |
Almond Meltaways
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
10 min -
Cook Time
18 min -
Servings
3 serving(s)
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- 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.