Snow Covered Almond Crescents

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 tsp almond extract or 2 tsp vanilla

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned), uncooked

1/2 cup finely chopped almonds

Powdered sugar

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Beat butter, sugar and almond extract until well blended.

Add flour and salt; mix until well blended. Stir in oats and almonds.

Using level measuring tbsp, shape dough into crescents. Bake on ungreased cookie

sheet 14-17 minutes or until bottoms are light golden brown. Remove to a wire rack.

Sift additional powdered sugar generously over warm cookies. Cool completely.

Store tightly covered. Yields 3 dozen cookies.