Imagine our suprise when the resulting dough was a joy to work with! We now make them regularly. Relating this story to my mother caused her to get a food processor.
NOT recommended to be made without a food processor!
Ingredients:
Note that as this is a European recipe, the ingredients are measured by weight,
not volume. dg stands for decagram.
| 10 | dg butter |
| 5 | dg shelled, unpeeled almonds, ground fine |
| 3 | dg sugar |
| 14 | dg flour |
| powdered sugar |
Insert the metal blade into your Cusinart and put all ingredients except powdered sugar into the workbowl. Process until mixture is completely mixed. Take a portion of the dough and, using your fingers, work it back and forth on the board until it is approximately 3/8 inch in diameter. Cut into 2.5 inch long pieces and carefully bend into crescent shapes. Tapering the ends yields a more aesthetic cookie, at the expense of some additional work. Place on greased cookie sheet, bake until light; approximately 10-15 minutes at 325 degrees. While warm, roll in powdered sugar to coat. Store refrigerated.