Best Chocolate Almond Crescents Recipes
CHOCOLATE ALMOND CRESCENTS
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
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 6 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 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., 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., 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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 27mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
ALMOND-CHOCOLATE CRESCENTS
These breakfast rolls are yummy enough to be a dessert. They look extra-special with a drizzle of melted chocolate. -Roxanne OBrien, Lyndhurst, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 8 rolls.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Divide almond paste into eight portions; shape each into a small log. Set aside. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth., Unroll crescent dough; separate into triangles. Spread each with 1 tablespoon chocolate mixture; set aside remaining mixture for drizzling. Place one portion almond paste at wide end of each triangle. Roll up and place point side down 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet; curve ends to form a crescent., Bake at 375° for 11-13 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with reserved chocolate mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 233 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 225mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.
CHOCOLATE DIPPED ALMOND CRESCENTS
From my Mamaw's recipe collection.
Provided by Chrystal Cackler @journeyrock92
Categories Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Beat butter, powdered sugar, and egg yolks in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in flour and almond extract at low speed until well blended.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls. (If dough is too soft to handle, cover and refrigerate until firm.) Roll balls into 2 inch long ropes, tapering both ends. Curve ropes into crescent shapes. Place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. (Cookies will not brown.) Remove to wire racks; cool completely. Dip one end of each crescent in melted chocolate. Place on waxed paper; let stand until chocolate is set.
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