Russian Tea Cake

This is a great cake like cookie, It is always requested on christmas or wedding parties, its a special recipe given to me by one young man in 1988 whose live was cut short by an auto accident and I still have the original copy. I hope you'll enjoy it.

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 24-30 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  cups butter or 2  cups margarine
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1 1⁄2-2  cups  fine chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients together, then form into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
2. Bake at 400 for 8 minutes or until you see 1-2 cracks do not wait until brown.
3. while still warm roll cookies in powdered sugar and set aside.