Here's another Christmas cookie I remember from my childhood cookie plate -- decades before Mike and I ended up in Russia. Truth is, I searched for a history of the Russian Tea Cake, and I didn't come up with much. But based on what I did find, I'm not sure these cookies are really Russian -- apparently they may also be known as Mexican tea cakes. But I'll always think of them as Russian -- and they will appear at our annual holiday Russian brunch (more recipes to come).
Russian Tea Cakes
1 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
6 Tbl. plus 1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a mixer, cream together butter and vanilla until smooth. Add 6 Tbl. powdered sugar and flour and mix until just blended. Add chopped nuts and mix. Roll dough into 1-inch balls roll balls in powdered sugar. Place balls 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake until golden, about 12 minutes. Cool. Roll in powdered sugar again.
3 comments:
My grandmother was Russia (parents from Ukraine and Lithuania) and she made these every year.
Since our kids were born in Russia (adopted in 2003), we try very hard to include their heritage in our holiday celebrations!
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