Saturday, December 20, 2008

Russian Tea Cakes

Finished product




Cookies are done when slightly cracked on top

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour; stir into the butter mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  3. Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. I also like to roll mine in the sugar a second time.

3 comments:

  1. Great timing on the post! We're going to make these today since we're snowed in.

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  2. Be sure to listen to the Nutcracker while making them or they won't turn out right.

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  3. LOL.

    I'm going to try them with pecans. Bet they'll be even better.

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