There’s no feeling quite as blissful as biting into a Russian Tea Cake. This classic cookie is irresistibly nutty and buttery, but it's the dusting of powdered sugar that makes it so magical—it seems to burst with flavor when you bite into it. If you don’t have powdered sugar all over your face, you’re not doing it right! 

Russian Tea Cakes are made the world over and called by a variety of names, including Mexican wedding cookies, Austrian kipferin, butterballs and snowballs. Whatever you call them, there’s no denying they’re a must-bake during the holiday season.

This recipe for Russian Tea Cakes is essentially a buttery shortbread-like dough studded with chopped nuts. It bakes up with a texture that’s wonderfully tender—never dry or crumbling to bits. The classic finish is a roll through powdered sugar while they’re still warm, so it clings to the cookies. Once they’ve cooled, you can dredge them through the powdered sugar a second time, giving them a nice wintry snow covering.

Tea cakes make a wonderful treat for holiday visitors: invite your neighbors and friends in, make a pot of your favorite tea and settle in for a cozy conversation in front of the fire. You’ll definitely want to include them on this year’s cookie trays!

Russian Tea Cakes 

butter, softened

sugar

vanilla

Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

nuts

salt

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.

https://www.bettycrocker.com/videos/russian-tea-cakes

Laced with pecans and rolled in powdered sugar, these sweet little cookies are one of Bettys favorites at Christmas time. In this video,youll learn how to make traditional Russian Tea Cakes (also called Mexican wedding cakes, Italian wedding cookies, polvorones, snowballs, etc.). This simple, rustic style of shortbread cookie has so many names because it is made all over the world to celebrate holidays and weddings. Its like a globe-trotter in cookie form, and youll understand why after you take that first crumbly, buttery bite.

russian tea cakes

Prep Time: 1 hours

Total: 1 hours, 15 minutes

Servings: 48

Author : Betty Crocker Kitchens

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