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Buttery Tea Cake Cookies

Russian Tea Cakes Cookies

Delicious shortbread dough loaded with chopped pecans and dusted with powder sugar.
4.83 from 23 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Russian
Keyword: German Tea Cake, Russian Tea Cakes Cookie Recipe, Snowball Cookie
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 30
Calories: 333kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Place a Silpat or a piece of parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
  • Using a stand mixer with a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and flour.
  • Mix in chopped nuts.
  • Using a cookie scoop to measure out cookies
  • Roll them into a ball
  • Place them on the baking sheet about 1.5" apart
  • Bake for 10 to 15 minutes
  • Place about a cup of confectioners sugar in a bowl with low sides
  • Place the hot pan on a trivet
  • Remove hot cookies with two spoons and drop them into the confectioner's sugar.
  • Roll the hot cookies in the sugar to coat and place them on a wire rack to cool completely

Equipment

Sheet pan
Silpat
OXO Good Grips Non-Stick Pro Cooling Rack
Cooling rack
Stand mixer
Cookie scoop
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons

Nutrition

Calories: 333kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 163mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 567IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 2mg
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