{"id":38,"date":"2017-12-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/28\/almond-crescents\/"},"modified":"2019-07-12T11:34:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T15:34:36","slug":"almond-crescents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Almond Crescents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"A delightful cookie for any time of year!<\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll Need<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u00b7 1 cup butter<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00bd teaspoon almond extract<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00be cup powdered sugar, sifted<\/div>\n
\u00b7 2 cups flour<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00bd teaspoon salt<\/div>\n
\u00b7 1 cup oats, uncooked<\/div>\n
\u00b7 \u00bd cup almonds, finely chopped<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Additional powdered sugar for sifting on top of prepared cookies<\/div>\n

\nDirections<\/strong><\/div>\n
\u00b7 Heat oven to 325 degrees F.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Beat butter and almond extract till fluffy; gradually beat in sugar.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Add combined flour and salt; mix well.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Stir in oats and almonds.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Shape to form crescents.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Place on ungreased cookie sheet.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Bake 15-18 minutes or until light golden brown.<\/div>\n
\u00b7 Sift powdered sugar over warm crescents.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
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A delightful cookie for any time of year! You\u2019ll Need \u00b7 1 cup butter \u00b7 \u00bd teaspoon almond extract \u00b7 \u00be cup powdered sugar, sifted \u00b7 2 cups flour \u00b7 … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7571,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[380],"tags":[42,41],"class_list":["post-38","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-almonds","tag-cookies-desserts"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/iStock-1084057224.jpg?fit=1732%2C1154&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7Qv5g-C","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62,"url":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=62","url_meta":{"origin":38,"position":0},"title":"Almond Tart","author":"Will Clower","date":"May 20, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Almonds are awesome! 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