Tiffany's Almond Crescent Cookies

Serve these buttery and tender Italian-style almond crescents rolled in confectioners' sugar with a cup of tea, hot chocolate, or espresso!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 80 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup finely chopped almonds
• ½ cup butter, at room temperature
• ½ cup confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat butter and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Mix vanilla extract, almond extract, and salt into butter mixture. Add 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour slowly, beating until just mixed. Fold in almonds; mix briefly until combined.

Step 4

Shape dough into tiny crescents and arrange on ungreased baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until crescents are golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 6

Roll cooled crescents in 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar.