Russian Tea Cake Cookies Pecan Snowballs Recipes

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour; stir into the butter mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. I also like to roll mine in the sugar a second time.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKE COOKIES {PECAN SNOWBALLS}

Steps:

• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth - about 3 minutes.
• Add the flour over low speed. Scrape down the sides and fold in the pecans.
• Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and let set in fridge until cool about 1 hour.
• Make sure your oven racks are at the top middle slot and bottom middle slot. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• Scoop out and roll 1" balls of dough. Arrange them 1 1/2" apart on baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until edges begin to turn golden, rotating pans halfway through bake time.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets.
• Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl.
• Roll each cookie in confectioners' sugar before placing on a wire rack to cool completely.
• When cool, roll each cookie again in the confectioners' sugar.
• Serve and enjoy simplicity.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.
• Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.

WEDDING COOKIES (SNOWBALLS, RUSSIAN TEA CAKES)

Steps:

• Blend softened butter with powdered sugar. Add vanilla.
• Mix in salt, baking powder, flour and chopped pecans.
• Form dough into 1 inch balls or flattened cookies and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 12 minutes, until firm but not brown. While hot roll in powdered sugar. Let cool and roll again in powdered sugar.