Banana Crescents

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup almonds, chopped
• 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup margarine, cut into pieces
• 1 1/2 cups flour, plus
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 extra-ripe banana, peeled
• 2 -3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 grind almonds with 2 tbsp sugar in blender.
• 2 beat margarine, almond mixture, remaining 4 tbsp sugar, flour and salt until well blended.
• 3 puree banana in blender.
• 4 add to almond mixture and mix until well blended.
• 5 shape tablespoonfuls of dough into logs, then shape into crescents.
• 6 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 bake at 375°f for 25 minutes or until golden.
• 8 cool on wire rack.
• 9 melt chocolate in microwavable dish at medium power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring once.
• 10 dip ends of cookies in chocolate.
• 11 refrigerate until chocolate is set.