merry 'almond' christmas to you'll!

Almond crescents are the perfect gift or a sweet goodness to have just lounging around at home over the Christmas break.

makes 30 keeps 1 week in an airtight container

ingred's

250g butter, softened

2/3 cup icing sugar

1 1/4 cups almond meal

2 1/3 cups plain flour

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

to do

Pre-heat a conventional oven to 175˚C for fifteen minutes.

Beat butter and sugar together for 2-3 minutes, until light and creamy. Add remaining ingredients and stir until the mixture is just combined. Turn dough out onto a clean bench and roll into a dough ball. Divide mixture in two halves and wrap in cling wrap to rest.

Roll half the dough into a long log, cut into 10cm pieces and turn the edges inwards to make crescent moon shape, repeat with remaining dough.

Place biscuits onto a baking tray lined with baking paper, 3cm apart.

Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden and the base of the biscuits is golden brown.

Set aside on trays for 5 minutes, transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Dust generously with icing sugar. Serve.

Christmas special For white chocolate and passion fruit crescents - Add 1 cup white choc chips & 1 tablespoon passion fruit pulp to the mixture before rolling out.

love amie x