Almond Crescent Cookies

Total Time: 4 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (12 1/2 ounce) can almond filling
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and sugar in large electric mixer until they are light and fluffy.
• 2 beat in almond extract and almond filling until well blended.
• 3 stir in flour with wooded spoon to make stiff dough.
• 4 cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours or until dough is no longer sticky.
• 5 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 6 dust hands with flour.
• 7 shape teaspoonfuls of dough into small tapered crecents about 2 1/2" long.
• 8 place on ungreased baking sheets about 1 1/2" apart.
• 9 bake 15 to 20 minutes til cookies are firm and lightly brown.
• 10 remove from baking sheets and cool on racks.
• 11 dust with confectioners sugar while cookies are still warm.