Crescent Cake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup finely ground almonds
3 drops almond extract
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg yolk

Preparation

Combine almonds, almond extract, flour, and sugar until thoroughly mixed. Work in butter and egg yolk with hands; until well blended. Chill the dough for one hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Pinch off pieces of dough about the size of your thumb and shape into crescents. Place on greased cookie sheets and bake for about 16 minutes.