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From the Kitchen of Audrine Rost

Russian Tea Cakes

Delicious snowball-like cookies that we made every year to celebrate the Christmas holiday season. A great, non-chocolate option to include in your holiday cookie assortment!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 12
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups flour sifted, all-purpose
  • 1 cup walnuts finely chopped

Method
 

  1. Thoroughly cream butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla.
  2. Add flour and chopped nuts.
  3. Shape into balls the size of a walnut and place on a buttered baking sheet.
  4. Bake in a slow oven at 325° for 25 minutes.
  5. While cookies are still hot, roll in powdered sugar.
  6. Cool and roll again in powdered sugar.