Vanilla Almond Crescents Recipe

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Vanilla Almond Crescents
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Ingredients
7
Count
Nutrition
2344
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, ground almonds, granulated sugar, vanilla sugar or extract, (which ever one you used).
  3. Add cut up butter with a pastry cutter, fork or clean hands.
  4. Mix to form a dough, if dough is too soft, chill for about 20 or 30 minutes.
  5. In a 9 X13 casserole dish, Sift together the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar for coating. Spread it out covering the entire bottom of casserole dish. Set this aside.
  6. Pinch the dough and roll to make small crescents (or balls). Crescents should end up to be about 1-2 inches long when placed on pan, or balls about 1-1 1/2 inches in diameter. you can place these pretty close together as they do not rise or grow like most cookies.
  7. Place your formed dough on an UNGREASED cookie sheet.
  8. Place in oven for about 10-12 minutes, or until they become a light golden brown on the bottom. Their color doesn't change alot unless they get burnt.
  9. Cool pan on a rack for about 1 or 2 minutes then CAREFULLY place them in the powdered sugar in the casserole dish with the spatula. coat them well, but be extremely careful, as these cookies are very fragile.
  10. Place them on a plate or platter after coating to let them cool completely, then place in an air tight container.
  11. To Make Vanilla Sugar with a vanilla bean: 1 Vanilla Bean,1 Quart Mason Jar, Granulated Sugar.
  12. Fill Jar with granulated sugar, Crack vanilla bean, scraping the seeds into the sugar, then place the bean in the sugar. Place the lid on the jar and store for about 2 weeks.
  13. To Make Vanilla Sugar with Pure vanilla extract: 1 TBSP Pure vanilla extract, 1 c granulated sugar.
  14. Spread granualted sugar on a small flat surface (waxed paper beneath it) pour vanilla extract over top, and mix well. Spread it out once you have it well blended to let it dry out, then, mix with enough sugar to fill the Mason jar and place the lid on, shake it up, and its ready to use.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2344.25 Kcal (9815 kJ)
Calories from fat 1449.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 161.05g 248%
Cholesterol 246.02mg 82%
Sodium 3031.87mg 126%
Potassium 945.05mg 20%
Total Carbs 205.11g 68%
Sugars 60.02g 240%
Dietary Fiber 21.74g 87%
Protein 33.93g 68%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 10.5mg 58%
Calcium 601.1mg 60%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 504.58 Kcal (2113 kJ)
Calories from fat 311.98 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.66g 248%
Cholesterol 52.95mg 82%
Sodium 652.58mg 126%
Potassium 203.41mg 20%
Total Carbs 44.15g 68%
Sugars 12.92g 240%
Dietary Fiber 4.68g 87%
Protein 7.3g 68%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 38%
Iron 2.3mg 58%
Calcium 129.4mg 60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 59.5
    Points
  • 65
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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