Rogaliki Holiday Cookies Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg vanilla and almonds; mix a few seconds until well incorporated. Stir in the flour until a dough forms.

Roll the dough into a rope 3/4-inch thick. Cut the rope into 3-inch long pieces. Shape the cookies by rolling each piece back and forth while pressing down gently with two fingers on each end until the piece is about 5-inches long. The dough piece should be plump in the center and thinner on it's ends. Repeat with remaining cookies.

Place the cookies onto a cookie sheet bending the ends toward each other to form a crescent 'C' shape. Bake in preheated oven until the edges have turned golden brown about 20 minutes. Dust immediately with powdered sugar then cool completely on a wire rack.