Russian Tea Cookies

"I got this recipe from a friend, and as always, I changed a few things. Her recipe called for melted butter, but I liked the texture better when it was softened, not melted. It's not "traditional," but when in Hawaii, you just gotta use macadamia nuts. But I like the a mix of pecans and walnuts the best if there are no mac nuts. These cookies are so simple to make and use basic ingredients and are a staple in my holiday goody containers. My nephews love to help me make these, because they know they get to make a mess when they roll them in powdered sugar. I like to make them bite-sized, since the big ones make a mess if you don't pop the whole thing in your mouth! The smallest cookie scooper I have is 25 mm, and they come out about less than half the size of a regular cookie scooper. The little guys bake for 7-8 minutes."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
4 dozen
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until smooth. Add almond and vanilla extracts. Slowly add flour and salt to butter mixture, and mix until incorporated. Mix in pecans and walnuts.
  • Use a cookie scooper to scoop the dough and then roll into balls (or use your hands to form 1" balls). Bake for 10-12 minutes. (These cookies barely brown, so if they don't look done, it's okay!).
  • Roll in powdered sugar while still warm, and roll again when cool.

Questions & Replies

  1. Does anyone know if this cookie is served in Russia? I need a Russian dessert recipe for my book club meeting in February. Thanks
     
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Reviews

  1. Whatever you call these cookies, they're great. I made mine using almonds since i needed to use them before too long. The almond is a phenomenal taste to these cookies. When i first coated these with the powdered sugar, i'm guessing because they were still warm, they appeared to be iced. After they cooled completely, i coated again and they indeed looked like snowballs. So glad i did not give up. Mine were the size of super balls and it worked well. I NEVER use unsalted butter for anything simply because i don't use it enough to bother spending money on. The salted butter worked just fine. Because the cookies themselves are not too sweet, the double coat of powdered sugar is a nice pick me up to these nutty treats. Will continue making these. I refrigerated the dough for at least an hour before rolling.
     
  2. Im going to make them right now.
     
  3. These were absolutely fabulous! Thanks for the tip about the bite-size cookies. Glad to know that I am not the only one who likes to make cookies for little hands!
     
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