Almond Kipferl - Dutch Crescents - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup blanched almond, ground
1 2/3 cups flour, sifted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a baking sheet.
Cream butter or shortening until soft; add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy and all the sugar is completely dissolved.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating hard after each addition.
Add salt, ground almonds, flour and mix well.
Cut into rounded tablespoon portions, roll on lightly floured board into pencil-shaped pieces about 4 or 5 inches in length, tapering each end.
Arrange on prepared baking sheet into crescent shapes.
Bake for about ten minutes.