Syrian and Lebanon Date Crescents (Aqras Tamar)

• 1 cup butter, melted
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 cup finely chopped dates
• 3/4 cup blanched almonds, ground
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1. Combine 1 cup butter, eggs, milk, salt, and the vanilla in a bowl; set aside.
2. Sift together flour and baking powder; then gradually knead into butter-egg mixture until dough is formed, adding a little water if necessary.
3. Form into spheres the size of golf balls; then allow to rest, covered with a cloth, for 1 hour.
4. In the meantime, make a filling by thoroughly mixing remaining ingredients, but not the confectioner's sugar.
5. Roll out balls to 3-4 inch rounds; then place 1 heaping teaspoon filling in the center of each round.
6. Fold dough over to cover filling; then pinch edges together to seal, in the process forming then in crescent shapes.
7. Place on greased baking trays; then bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes or until crescents turn golden brown.
8. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
9. Place on a serving platter, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, and serve.

butter, eggs, milk, salt, vanilla, flour, baking powder, dates, blanched almonds, butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, sugar

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/20128 (may not work)