Cooking - Betty Crocker Cookie Book Recipes (Share Me) (ebook - Txt).txt

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 1/2

Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Cookie Tips

Don't waste those egg yolks! Place them in a small container,

adding enough water to cover yolks completely (to prevent drying).

Cover tightly and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Drain water before

using.

Make It Your Way

Add 2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel and 3 drops each red and

yellow food color to create Orange-Almond Macaroons.

Nutr. Assoc. : 5022 0 0 0 3231 5897

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Almond-Filled Crescents

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Serving Size : 48

Preparation Time :0:00

Categories

: Chapter 6

Rolling in Dough

Amount Measure

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Ingredient -- Preparation Method

cup powdered sugar

cup whipping (heavy) cream

eggs

cups all-purpose flour

teaspoon baking powder

teaspoon salt

(7 ounce) package almond paste (7 or 8 ounces)

cup butter or margarine -- softened

Easy Glaze -- (recipe follows)

3/4

EASY GLAZE

cup powdered sugar

teaspoons milk (6 to 7 teaspoons)

Mix powdered sugar, whipping cream and eggs in large bowl with spoon. Stir

in flour, baking powder and salt (dough will be stiff). Cover and

refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.

Heat oven to 375º. Break almond paste into small pieces in medium bowl;

add butter. Beat with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat on

high speed until fluffy (tiny bits of almond paste will remain).

Roll one fourth of dough at a time into 10-inch circle on lightly floured

surface. Spread one fourth of almond paste mixture (about 1/2 cup) over

circle. Cut into 12 wedges. Roll up wedges, beginning at rounded edge.

Place on ungreased cookie sheet with points underneath. Repeat with

remaining dough and almond paste mixture. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until

golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

Drizzle with Glaze.

EASY GLAZE:

Mix ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.

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approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.

You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook

is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker®

cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional

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