Almond Crescent Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons almond extract
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup ground almonds
1 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray several cookie sheets with cooking spray.
With a mixer, beat the butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla extract and almond extract, beat until incorporated.
Stir in the flour and almonds. Work flour mixture into a firm dough.
Working with 1 tablespoon of dough at a time, lightly roll and then shape it so the middle is thicker than both ends. Bend dough log into a crescent shape.
Place on greased cookie sheets and repeat until all dough is used.
Bake 12-15 minutes or until light brown.
Sift powdered sugar into a small shallow bowl.
While the cookies are still warm , roll the crescents in the powdered sugar.
Cool on racks.