Almond Crescent Cookies are a Christmas favorite! Delicious shortbread cookies, filled with almonds & covered in powdered sugar. These are simple & elegant; perfect for cookie parties, neighbor gifts & dipping in hot cocoa.
Sarah here from Feeding Your Fam to bring you one of very favorite, classic Almond Crescent Cookie Recipe. This is one of those recipes that comes with a heartwarming story of Grandma’s house, fresh cookies and family.
This Almond Crescent Cookie is perfect year round, but seemed to be one of our go-to’s during the Holidays. We love making up a batch of these to give away as gifts with a box of cocoa or perfect for taking to cookie exchange parties. Almond Crescent Cookies are a classic that need to be at the top of your baking list!!
How to Make Almond Crescent Cookies
To make these simple Almond Crescent Cookies you will start by making a shortbread type dough. This dough comes together quickly if using a stand mixer or hand mixer. In a large mixing bowl combine the butter and sugar and mix until creamy and well combined. Add in the finely chopped almonds and mix just a few times until they are blended in.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix until a crumbly dough is formed.
The dough will be dry, simply use your hands to form it into a ball. Remove from the mixing bowl and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Chill dough in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before forming into crescents.
To form into crescents take a piece of dough and roll it out until it is about as thick as your finger and 2 inches long. Form into a crescent or c-shape and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in a 325ºF oven for 14-16 minutes until they are set. Remove from the oven and place on a cooling rack. While the cookies are still warm, but not too hot to handle, toss in the powdered sugar, cinnamon mixture to coat.
Almond Crescent Cookies Ingredients
Almond Crescent Cookies:
— Butter
— Sugar
— Finely chopped almonds
— Flour
— Salt
Powdered Sugar Topping:
— Powdered sugar
— Cinnamon
What type of Almonds to use in Almond Crescent Cookies
For this recipe I just used plain almonds. I placed them in my food processor for just a few seconds to finely chop them. Remove any large pieces, you won’t want those in the cookies since this is such a dry dough, they can make the cookies crumble.
You can use salted almonds if that is all you have on hand, I would skip adding the salt in the recipe if you are using salted nuts, you don’t want an over salted cookie!
Almond Crescent Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup almonds, finely chopped
- 1 2/3 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
Powdered Sugar Topping
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the chopped almonds and mix until combined. Do not over mix.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the flour and salt until combined. Add to the butter mixture and mix until crumbly dough is formed.
- Using your hands, form the dough into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, until chilled.
- Form the dough into crescents by rolling a piece out until it is finger like and about 2 inches. Form into a crescent or c-shape and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in a 325ºF oven for 14-16 minutes until set. Remove from the oven and cool on a baking sheet.
- In a bowl combine the powdered sugar and cinnamon. While cookies are still warm toss in the powdered sugar mixture until coated.
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Looking for more holiday recipes? Try these other Christmas dessert recipes:
- Hot Cocoa Cookies
- Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
- White Chocolate Cherry Cheesecakes
- Spiced Ginger Cookies
- Creamy Cranberry Salad
- Rolo Pretzel Turtles
- Chocolate Popcorn
- Saltine Cracker Toffee
- Gingerbread Cookie Bites
- Raspberry Jam Thumbprint Cookies
- Eggnog Cookies
- White Chocolate Party Mix
Almond Crescent Cookies are a Christmas favorite! Delicious shortbread cookies, filled with almonds & covered in powdered sugar. These are simple & elegant; perfect for cookie parties, neighbor gifts & dipping in hot cocoa.
Sandi says
What a great cookie for the holidays! Love your easy instructions!
Justine says
I can’t imagine a Christmas without these little pieces of joy!