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Russian Tea Cakes dusted with powdered sugar, with one cookie broken to show the nutty interior.

Russian Tea Cakes

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Cooling Time 15 minutes
Total Time 48 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine international
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 97 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon milk plus more as needed
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • Powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, beat the softened butter with the vanilla extract and milk until smooth.
  • Add the all-purpose flour, salt, and powdered sugar. Stir until the dough just comes together. If the dough is too crumbly, add 1 teaspoon of milk at a time until it comes together.
    Stirring the dough for Russian tea cakes until it just comes together in a metal bowl.
  • Stir in the finely chopped walnuts until evenly combined.
    Stirring finely chopped walnuts into Russian tea cake dough.
  • Take small scoops of dough and roll them between your hands into 1-inch balls. Place them about 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheet.
    Rolled Russian tea cake dough balls on parchment paper.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for about 11-13 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn light golden.
    Baking Russian Tea Cakes on parchment paper in the oven.
  • Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool for about 15 minutes. While still slightly warm, roll each cookie in additional powdered sugar until well coated.
    Transferring Russian tea cakes to a cooling rack and rolling them in powdered sugar.
  • Allow the cookies to cool completely on the rack. Once cooled, store them in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 97kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 2mgFiber: 0.4g
Keyword Russian Tea Cakes
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