Almond or Hazelnut Crescent Cookies

Name: Almond or Hazelnut Crescent Cookies
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 2 cups hazelnuts, toasted, or a scant 1 3/4 cups whole blanched almonds (8 ounces/227 grams)(toasted or not); 2 cups (10 ounces/284 grams) bleached all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon table salt; 1/2 pound (227 grams) unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened; 1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces/66 grams) superfine sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, if using almonds; 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams) confectioners' sugar for rolling cooled cookies

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Superfine sugar and a combination of finely chopped and ground nuts yield tender, delicate, nutty cookies.

Keywords

Desserts or Baked Goods
Make Ahead
Cookies
Holiday

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Ingredients

2 cups hazelnuts, toasted, or a scant 1 3/4 cups whole blanched almonds (8 ounces/227 grams)(toasted or not)
2 cups (10 ounces/284 grams) bleached all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon table salt
1/2 pound (227 grams) unsalted butter (2 sticks), softened
1/3 cup (2 1/3 ounces/66 grams) superfine sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract, if using almonds
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces/170 grams) confectioners' sugar for rolling cooled cookies