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In a mixing bowl combine butter, sugar, eggs yolks, salt, and extract.
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Mix well.
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Mix the flour with baking powder and gradually add into the mixture, and continue mixing, until well incorporated.
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Divide the dough into 8 even balls, each the size of an orange.
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Place in a bowl, cover, and keep refrigerated for a couple of hours, or overnight.
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Take one dough ball at a time, and massage it by squishing it with your hands for 10 seconds, to soften it.
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Flatten slightly, and place it on a floured work area.
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Roll the ball into a large, 1/8 inch thick circle, like for pie crust.
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Using a pizza cutter, cut it into 8 even triangles (like pizza).
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Place 1/2 tsp of filling in the middle of the wide end of each triangle.
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Roll the wide end over the filling, and keep on rolling all the way to the triangle point.
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Slightly beat the egg whites, but not too much as not to get them frothy.
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Fill a place with granulated sugar.
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Dip the crescents (still in a straight form), in the egg wash, then roll them in the granulated sugar.
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Place them on a well greased cookie sheet, with the tip end at the bottom against the cookie sheet.
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Bent the ends of each roll, to form crescents.
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Bake in a preheated oven, at 350, for 20 minutes, or until the edges start getting golden.
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Remove onto a cookie cooling racks, and cool completely.
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Sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving.
