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Russian Tea Cakes
Russian tea cakes (or snowball cookies, among other names) are rich and buttery holiday cookies coated in powdered sugar. Add walnuts, pecans, or mini chocolate chips!
👥 48 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 20 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Shelly📖 cookiesandcups
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- baking sheet
- oven
- bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
2
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix together the butter, 1 cup of powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla until smooth, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
butter, room temperature1 cuppowdered sugar, divided2 cups
3
Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour mixing until the mixture holds together. Stir in the nuts.
4
Using a small (1- tablespoon) cookie scoop portion out the dough and roll into 1- inch balls.
5
Place the balls onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for ⏱️ 10-12 minutes until completely set and lightly browned on the bottom.
6
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes, until they are cool enough to handle, but still warm.
7
Place the remaining cup of powdered sugar into a bowl and roll each warm cookie in the powered sugar to coat. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
powdered sugar, divided2 cups
Nutrition Facts
calories
87 calories
fat Content
5.1 g
fiber Content
0.3 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
12.9 mg
protein Content
0.8 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
10.2 mg
carbohydrate Content
9.7 g
saturated Fat Content
2.5 g
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