Russian Tea Balls

Name: Russian Tea Balls
Ingredients: 1 cup butter unsalted, softened; 2 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups powdered sugar sifted; 3/4 cup walnuts chopped; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

6 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter unsalted, softened
2 1/4 cups flour, all-purpose
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups powdered sugar sifted
3/4 cup walnuts chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Position rack in center of the oven and preheat to 375F (190C).
2

In a large bowl combine the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners sugar; beat with an electric mixture until fluffy, about 1 minute.
3

With a spoon, stir in the vanilla, flour, salt and walnuts to form a stiff dough.
4

Using about 2 teaspoons of dough for each cookie, shape half the dough by rolling between hands.
5

Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet and bake about 12 minutes, until just pale golden on the bottom.
6

Meanwhile, sift 1/2 cup of the remaining confectioner's sugar into a 13 by 9 inch pan.
7

As soon as cookies are removed from the oven, use a spatula to transfer them to the sugar, tossing them around to coat; let the cookies cool completely in the sugar and then sift 1/4 cup more sugar over them to coat.
8

Repeat with the remaining cookie dough, using a cool baking sugar, divided as before, to coat.