Chocolate Almond Crescents

Name: Chocolate Almond Crescents
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 dozen
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups butter, softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 cups finely chopped almonds; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1-1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted; 1 to 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; Sweetened shredded coconut, optional

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Total Time:Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Vicki Raatz

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Sep. 25, 2022

If you like chocolate-covered almonds, you’re in for a treat. These buttery, crumbly cookies make a thoughtful holiday gift. —Vicki Raatz, Waterloo, Wisconsin

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Chocolate Almond Crescents

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Yield:6 dozen

Prep:20 min

Cook:10 min

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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 cups finely chopped almonds
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1 to 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Sweetened shredded coconut, optional

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Directions

1
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in almonds and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until firm enough to shape.

2
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape 2 teaspoons of dough into 2-in.-long logs; form each log into a crescent. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3
Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper. If desired, sprinkle with coconut. Let stand until set. Cover dipped ends of cookies with waxed paper; dust undipped ends with confectioners' sugar. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.