Newsgroups: alt.pagan
From: antm@spdcc.com (Ailsa Murphy)
Subject: Crescent moon cookies for the tree
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 03:50:07 GMT

the cookbook calls these New Moons, and says that they are "Dainty
crisp crescents shin[ing] with glaze - a special occasion cookie"

1 c. butter or regular margarine	1 1/2 c. grated (not ground)
1 1/4 c. sugar				         blanched almonds (.5 lb)
2 tsp. lemon peel, grated		1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt				2 c. sifted confectioner's 
1 1/3 c. flour				     sugar
2 1/2 tblsp. boiling water		1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add lemon peel, salt,
flour, almonds, and 1 tsp. vanilla; mix thoroughly.  Chill dough.

Roll dough 1/8" thick and cut with crescent cutter.  Place about 1/2"
apart on ungreased baking sheet.  Bake in moderate oven (375) 8 to 10
minutes.

Meanwhile, combine confectioner's sugar, boiling water and 1
tsp. vanilla.  Spread over tops of warm cookies.  If glaze gets too
thick to spread thinly on cookies, add a few drops of hot water.
Place cookies on racks to complete cooling.  Makes 10 dozen.
	
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