Russian Tea Cakes
Russian Tea Cakes are the perfect bite-sized indulgence, offering a melt-in-your-mouth texture and a rich, buttery flavor. With just 15 minutes of prep and 9 minutes of baking, they’re surprisingly simple to make yet impressively elegant.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch optional, but recommended
- 1 cup nuts finely chopped (measure before chopping) pecans, walnuts, or almonds will work well with this recipe, please see notes
- Additional powdered sugar for rolling about 1 cup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F (190C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer (or in a stand mixer), beat together butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt until light, creamy, and well-combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and cornstarch, then with mixer on low-speed gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture.
- Stir until completely combined (mixture may seem dry and crumbly at first but should come together if you just keep mixing!).
- Stir in nuts.
- Scoop dough into Tablespoon-sized balls and roll between your palms to make round. Place on prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies 1” apart.
- Bake in 375F (190C) oven for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are just beginning to turn a light golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for at least 10 minutes then roll in powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 122kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 34mgPotassium: 33mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 158IUCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg
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