Russian Tea Cakes

Buttery walnut shortbread cookies rolled in powdered sugar — also known as snowball cookies or Mexican wedding cookies.

OtherVegetarianEasy20 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
24
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 6 tbsp confectioners' sugar
  • 2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 0.3 cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream butter and vanilla until smooth.

  2. 2

    Combine 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour; stir into butter mixture until just blended. Mix in walnuts.

  3. 3

    Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

  4. 4

    Bake 12 minutes.

  5. 5

    When cool, roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.

Tags

holidaycookiesChristmasamericanwalnutpowdered sugarshortbreadother