Snow Covered Almond Crescents
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 3 Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1
cup
Margarine or butter
Softened 3/4
cup
Powdered sugar 1/2
teaspoon
Almond extract OR 2
teaspoons
Vanilla 1 3/4
cups
All-purpose flour 1/4
teaspoon
Salt,
optional
1
cup
Quaker Oats (Quick or Old
Fashioned,
uncooked)
1/2
cup
Finely chopped almonds
Powdered sugar
Directions:
Heat oven to 325F. Beat margarine, sugar and almond extract until well blended. Add flour and salt; mix until well blended. Stir in oats and almonds. Using level measuring tablespoonfuls, shape dough into crescents.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 14 to 17 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Remove to wire rack. Sift additional powdered sugar generously over warm cookies. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
Source: Quaker Oats ad, Holiday Baking (Woman's Day Premier Series, Volume IV, Number 4, 1994), page 1
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