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Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
• 36 whole cloves
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Recipe

• sift flour with baking powder. set aside.
• cream butter and gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. add egg yolk, and vanilla. beat again until very light. stir in almonds.
• blend in flour mixture, mix to form a soft, smooth dough. chill 30 minutes or until it can be handled easily.
• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (170 degrees c).
• shape level tablespoonfuls of dough into crescent-shapes. place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. insert whole clove into center of each. bake for 25-30 minutes or until light...do not brown. cool on rack. dust generously with confectioners' sugar.