Almond Crescents

Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup ground blanched almonds (use almond flour)
1 2/3 cup sifted flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
Confectioners Sugar for rolling

Yield: 5 dozen cookies

Directions:
Mix together thoroughly the shortening, sugar and ground almonds. sift together the flour and salt and work it into the avocado mixture. Chill the dough. Make pencil thick rolls by hand. Cut off 2 1/2 inch lengths and form into crescents on un-greased baking sheet. (Note: DO NOT USE CUSHIONAIR SHEET PANS). Bake at 325 degrees for 14 to 16 minutes, until set, not brown. Cool on racks. While slightly warm, roll in the confectioners sugar.