Mexican Tea Cakes (a.k.a Russian Tea Cakes)

Ingredients

• I cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 All Purpose Flour
• 1/4 tablespoon Salt
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Walnuts
• Extra confectioners sugar for rolling

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar together

2. Add Vanilla

3. Sift flour + salt together, add to creamed mixture.

4. Add nuts

5. Chill in the refrigerator for several hours.

6. Roll into small balls about 1 inch in diameter

7. Bake on a buttered cookie sheet in hot oven (400'F) for 11-14 minutes

8. As soon as removed from oven, roll in confectioners sugar

9. Cool on wire rack

10. Roll in confectioners sugar again.

11. Yields about 2 1/2 dozen cookies