Russian Tea Cakes!

Who loves super soft cookies? Well, if so then you'll love these Russian Tea Cakes also known as Snowball Cookies, Mexican Wedding Cakes, Viennese Sugar Balls, Italian Butter Nuts, Sand Tarts, Swedish Tea Cakes, Southern Pecan Butterballs, or Snowdrops (as explained in: whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/RussianTeacakes.htm FYI I didn't use this recipe but I found the tidbit about the different names really interesting). This recipe made approximately 32 Russian tea cakes, however, this all depends on the size you make each cookie. I would definitely recommend letting these cookies cool completely before you roll them in icing sugar otherwise the icing sugar will melt and become a bit gummy and appear translucent. This recipe also involves nuts for those of you who are allergic. If you are planning to serve them I recommend using a cupcake or muffin paper or tinfoil tin onto a serving tray, as they are a bit crumbly from melting so easily. I would also recommend using a magic bullet, food processor, blender, or Vitamix to chop the walnuts finely. Also for the butter try cutting it into 1-1/2 inch pieces to make it easier to blend either with a hand mixer, mixer, or Kitchenaid mixer. Overall, this recipe turned out really well and was a lot of fun to make as I made these with a friend and we were able to have more than enough to share between the two of us and have fun Christmas baking. Happy Baking :)

Here is the name of the cookbook I used "Mom's Big Book of Cookies" and the links to the book: Amazon.ca and Amazon.com.

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