The tea party was boring as heck, but there were these delicious little almond crescent cookies.

Almond crescents are a very basic tea cookie recipe.

They’re very buttery with a pronounced almond flavor.

Overhead view of almond crescent cookies on a parchment lined decorative baking pan.

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Origins of Crescent Cookies

These cookies are traditional Austrian cookies, sometimes called Viennese crescents.

They’re often given as Christmas gifts.

Similar cookies can be found in many culinary traditions.

Side view of a close up of almond crescent cookies.

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Can These Crescent Cookies Be Frozen?

These crescent cookies freeze well for up to 1 month.

Freeze them in air tight freezer safe zip top bags or in air tight freezer safe containers.

Mixing ingredients to make almond crescent cookies.

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If it doesn’t, try one or more of these tips.

Itll still taste good, though.

Beat the butter and the sugar together until light and fluffy.

Mixing dry ingredients for almond crescent cookies.

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Add the vanilla and almond extracts and mix.

Add the flour and almond flour.

Place onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Dough for almond crescent cookies pressed on a person’s hand.

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Bake at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes or until a light golden brown.

Dust each cookie with powdered sugar.

Simple Tip!

Rolling almond crescent cookies in a ball in a person’s hand.

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Shaping almond flour sugar cookies over a baking sheet covered in parchment.

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A baking sheet with almond flour sugar cookies ready to be baked.

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Baked almond flour sugar cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet.

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Dusting almond flour sugar cookies with powdered sugar.

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