The Best Easy Russian Tea Cakes
Perfect buttery easy Russian Tea Cakes - this nostalgic recipe is a huge hit and takes just a few simple ingredients!
Servings: 36
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine butter, vanilla, 6 tbsp powdered sugar and cream together.
- Stir in flour and mix, then add in walnuts. Mix, but do not overwork.
- Roll dough into 2" balls and place on a nonstick baking sheet or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned on the sides.
- Remove from oven, let cool.
- Roll in powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Use gluten free flour to make this cookie gluten free.
Can use salted butter and skip adding salt.
If cookie dough is dry, loosen with up to one tablespoon milk.
If you want the cookies more completely covered in powdered sugar you can roll them when they are warm out of the oven then roll them again when they are completely cooled.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 101kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 30mg | Sugar: 2g
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