Russian Tea Balls

Submitted by swimmer175

"This takes awhile and is a labor of love but oh so worth it. These are the kind of cookie i look forward to every Christmas. YUM! (i can't remember how many this makes, so the servings are a guesstimate, as are the cooking times!)"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 20 cookies
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 cup walnuts or 1 -2 cup almonds, very finely chopped
• powdered sugar

directions

1. Beat together butter and 1 cup powdered sugar until thouroughly mixed.
2. add vanilla and almond extracts.
3. stir in flour, salt, and nuts.
4. Roll into balls.
5. Bake at 350 until done but NOT brown. (sorry, i don't know the exact time!).
6. Roll in powdered sugar while hot.
7. Roll again when cold.