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comments: true
tags:
  - holiday
  - cookie
  - dessert
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# :cookie: Russian Tea Cakes

![Russian Tea Cakes](../assets/images/russian-tea-cakes.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:-----------------------: |
| 30 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :butter: 1 cup butter, softened
- :candy: 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar
- :icecream: 1 tsp vanilla
- :ear_of_rice: 2.25 cups flour
- :salt: 0.25 tsp salt
- :chestnut: 0.75 cup finely chopped walnuts

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 ungreased cookie sheet

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Preheat oven to 400°F.

### Step 2

Mix butter, softened, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, and vanilla.

### Step 3

Mix in flour, salt, and finely chopped walnuts until dough holds together.

### Step 4

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1-inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

### Step 5

Bake until set, but not brown; about 10 to 12 minutes.

### Step 6

Roll in confectioners' sugar while warm, then let cool.

### Step 7

Roll in confectioners' sugar again.