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Buttery Tea Cake Cookies
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Russian Tea Cakes Cookies

Delicious shortbread dough loaded with chopped pecans and dusted with powder sugar.
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

Equipment

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

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