Russian Tea Cakes!

Every year my mom makes these so I’m finally sharing the secret recipe..

What’s Christmas without melt-in-your-mouth cookies?

*Prep time is about an hour and you want to cook them for an hour and 15 mins

You will need:

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

  1/2 cup powdered sugar , 1 teaspoon vanilla

2 and 1/4 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour

3/4 cup finely chopped nuts

1/4 teaspoon salt

Powdered sugar

Your Russian Tea Cake Recipe in about to take place! ~

1. Heat your over to 400* F (you can also  use 350* and cook for a few minutes less if you feel more comfortable)

2. Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. 

3. Stir in the flour,  nuts and salt until you can hold the dough together (it will be kind of crumbly)

Now here is the fun part…. 🙂

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on un-greased cookie sheet.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.

Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again

*SPECIAL TIP*

(these cookies are extra yummy if you add macadamia nuts!)

1 Serving

Calories 75 ( Calories from Fat 45 ), Total Fat 5 g (Saturated Fat 1 g, ), Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 55 mg Total Carbohydrate 6 g (Dietary Fiber 0g ), Protein1 g ; % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%;Iron 2%;Exchanges:1/2 Starch; 1 Fat; *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.