45 min
36 cookies
$0.18/servingThese buttery, melt-in-your-mouth almond cookies are holiday classics in many cultures. In Mexico, they are known as Wedding Cakes; in Austria, they’re called Viennese Crescents; in Greece, they’re Kourambiedes.
- Cream butter and icing sugar until fluffy. Mix in almond extract and vanilla.
- Combine flour, salt and almonds in a separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture and beat until well-blended. Chill dough until slightly firm.
- Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
- Roll walnut-sized pieces of dough into short 2” ‘ropes’ and form into crescents. Space 1 1⁄2” apart on Sheet Pan lined with Sheet Pan Liner.
- Bake 1 sheet at a time for 12–15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies stand until slightly firm.
- Transfer to a cooling rack placed over Sheet Pan lined with Sheet Pan Liner. Sprinkle heavily with icing sugar. Cool cookies before storing.
Per serving (1 cookie): Calories 130, Fat 7 g (Saturated 3.5 g, Trans 0.2 g), Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 55 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g (Fibre 1 g, Sugars 10 g), Protein 1 g.
For over 27 years, Epicure has helped busy families put dinner on the table fast. We make it easy and affordable to cook delicious family favourites in 20 minutes or less. Our products are 100% gluten- and nut-free, and sugar and sodium-conscious—but they don't taste that way! Packed with flavour, on-trend, and featuring global faves, they make cooking dinner the easiest part of your day!
45 min36 cookies$0.18/serving- Cream butter and icing sugar until fluffy. Mix in almond extract and vanilla.
- Combine flour, salt and almonds in a separate bowl. Add to creamed mixture and beat until well-blended. Chill dough until slightly firm.
- Preheat oven to 350° F (175° C).
- Roll walnut-sized pieces of dough into short 2” ‘ropes’ and form into crescents. Space 1 1⁄2” apart on Sheet Pan lined with Sheet Pan Liner.
- Bake 1 sheet at a time for 12–15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cookies stand until slightly firm.
- Transfer to a cooling rack placed over Sheet Pan lined with Sheet Pan Liner. Sprinkle heavily with icing sugar. Cool cookies before storing.
Per serving (1 cookie): Calories 130, Fat 7 g (Saturated 3.5 g, Trans 0.2 g), Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 55 mg, Carbohydrate 16 g (Fibre 1 g, Sugars 10 g), Protein 1 g.
For over 27 years, Epicure has helped busy families put dinner on the table fast. We make it easy and affordable to cook delicious family favourites in 20 minutes or less. Our products are 100% gluten- and nut-free, and sugar and sodium-conscious—but they don't taste that way! Packed with flavour, on-trend, and featuring global faves, they make cooking dinner the easiest part of your day!
