Russian Tea Cakes

Total Time: 19 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
• 3 stir in flour and salt.
• 4 stir in nuts.
• 5 shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 6 place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 bake 8 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown.
• 8 immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in powdered sugar.
• 9 cool completely on wire rack.
• 10 roll in powdered sugar again.