Almond Crescent Cookies

Ingredients

 * 1 cup shortening
 * ⅓ cup sugar
 * ⅔ cup ground, blanched almonds
 * 1½ cups flour, sifted
 * ¼ teaspoon salt
 * 1 cup confectioners' sugar
 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

 * 1) Thoroughly mix shortening, sugar and almonds together.
 * 2) Sift salt and flour together and work into shortening, sugar, almond mixture.
 * 3) Chill dough for 4 hours.
 * 4) Roll the dough with your hands until pencil thick. Then, cut into 2½ inch lengths and form into crescents.
 * 5) Bake at 325°F for 14-16 minutes or until set.
 * 6) Cool, but while still warm dip into mixture of cinnamon and confectioners' sugar.