Almond Crescent Cookies(A Christmastime Favorite) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 c. sifted flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. butter
1/3 c. sugar
2/3 c. blanched ground almonds
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 c. confectioners sugar

Preparation

Cream butter.
Add sugar; beat well.
Add almonds and extract. Mix in flour and salt.
Chill dough for 2 hours.
Roll into pencil-thin strips, 2 1/2 inches long.
Place 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
Curl into crescents.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 15 to 20 minutes.
Cool on pan.
Roll in confectioners sugar.