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Mom's Russian Tea Cakes Recipe

This is my Mom's famous Russian Teacake recipe! This classic recipe is a family favorite, wether you call them snowballs or teacakes or wedding cookies!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 71kcal
Author: Dorothy Kern
Cost: $7

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup (57 g) powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ¼ cups (279 g) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup finely chopped nuts pecans, walnuts, or almonds
  • Powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Stir in the nuts. If dough is too soft, chill it until you can work it easily with your hands.
  • Scoop 1 tablespoon balls of dough and place on prepared cookie sheet.
  • Bake cookies for 7-8 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown. Remove from oven and cool for just a minute, until you can handle them. Fill a small bowl with powdered sugar and roll each cookie in the sugar until coated.
  • Place on a rack to cool. (Once cookies are cooled, you may want to re-roll them in more powdered sugar.)
  • You can freeze these cookies or make them up to 4 days ahead of serving.

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Notes

You can make so many different variations of this recipe!
  • Omit the nuts and substitute mini chocolate chips
  • Omit the nuts and substitute toffee bits
  • Omit the nuts and make them plain
  • Add 1 teaspoon cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
  • Check out my snowball category for all ideas!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 71kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 118IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg