Almond Crescents I Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 cup butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp brandy
2 tsp water
1 1/2 cups almonds
2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

Cream butter or margarine with powdered sugar until light.
Mix in brandy and water.
Chop almonds and set 1/2 cup aside. Add the rest of the almonds to mixture. Stir in flour and mix well.
Chill dough until stiff enough to mold.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Shape dough into crescent shapes (Use about 1 tsp per cookie.)
Dip into additional chopped almonds
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 12 - 15 minutes.
Cool on wire racks about 5 minutes. Option: Roll gently in additional powdered sugar after cooling.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	719.2 Kcal (3011 kJ)
Calories from fat	452.47 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	50.27g	77%
Cholesterol	81.34mg	27%
Sodium	12.14mg	1%
Potassium	292.99mg	6%
Total Carbs	58.27g	19%
Sugars	21.13g	85%
Dietary Fiber	4.88g	20%
Protein	12.16g	24%
Vitamin A	0.4mg	13%
Iron	1.5mg	8%
Calcium	101mg	10%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	515.27 Kcal (2157 kJ)
Calories from fat	324.17 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	36.02g	77%
Cholesterol	58.28mg	27%
Sodium	8.7mg	1%
Potassium	209.92mg	6%
Total Carbs	41.75g	19%
Sugars	15.14g	85%
Dietary Fiber	3.49g	20%
Protein	8.71g	24%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	13%
Iron	1.1mg	8%
Calcium	72.4mg	10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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bitter
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Recipe Tags

< 200 kcals

Weightwatchers Points

17.8

Points
20

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
very low sodium,
good source of fiber

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