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Vanilla Crescents
Serves 6 - 8
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 sup sugar
3/4 cup blanched almonds, ground finely
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
vanilla sugar
Method
Cut butter into sifted flour, work in all other ingredients except vanilla sugar. Chill dough for one hour. Roll out and shape into 3/4 inch thick rolls. cut them in 2 inch pieces, taper the ends and shape into crescents. Put on a buttered baking sheet and bake at 300° for about 20 minutes. They should be just lightly coloured but not browned. Remove when done and sprinkle white still hot with vanilla sugar.