Russian Tea Cakes Snowball: 7 Irresistible Secrets
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Russian Tea Cakes are delightful, buttery cookies rolled in powdered sugar.
- Author: Lisa
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Total Time: 34 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Russian
- Diet: Vegetarian
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup finely chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
- Additional powdered sugar for dusting
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream the softened butter and 1/2 cup of powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the vanilla extract until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Gently fold in the chopped nuts until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Take small amounts of dough and roll them into 1-inch balls. Place them on the prepared baking sheet about 1 inch apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, or until the bottoms are lightly golden. The tops should remain pale.
- Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes.
- While still warm, roll the cookies in additional powdered sugar to coat them generously.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container for freshness.
- These cookies can be made ahead of time and frozen.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg