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" Ingredients \u2022 \u00BD vanilla bean \u2022 1 cup sifted confectioners&amp;#039; sugar \u2022 1 cup raw almonds (not blanched) \u2022 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature \u2022 \u00BE cup granulated sugar \u2022 2\u00BD cups sifted all-purpose flour Directions Chop the vanilla bean, then pound it in a mortar (or process the bean with 1 tablespoon of the confectioners&amp;#039; sugar in a blender). Mix with the remaining confectioners&amp;#039; sugar. Cover and let stand overnight to infuse the sugar. (This can be done several days in advance for even better vanilla flavor.)  Preheat the oven to 350\u00B0F.  Coarsely chop the almonds, then transfer to a food processor. Process into a paste. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the butter, granulated sugar and flour and, using your hands, blend into a smooth dough.  Taking about a tablespoon at a time, shape the dough into small crescents, about 1 \u00BD inches across. Set onto an ungreased baking sheet and bake until lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes.  Remove the crescents to a cake rack set over a sheet of aluminum foil. Let them cool briefly, then sift the vanilla sugar over them. Sugar that drops through the rack can be resifted over the next sheet of cookies. Makes about 60 cookies. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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