These delightful, melt-in-your-mouth half-moon almond cookies are a holiday baking staple in Central and Eastern Europe.

Mehdi Menouar, originally from Casablanca, Morocco, is a founder of Meska Sweets, created to share a taste of his homeland. His assorted cookies, classics like cornes de gazelle (gazelle horns or ...

Mix shortening, sugar and ground almonds together. Sift flour; resift with salt and work into the butter mixture. Chill dough. Roll with hands pencil thick. Cut in 2½-inch lengths and form into ...