recipe exchange

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

@stephenhunter.xyz

Sweet, bite-size cookies. Guaranteed to be a hit at your next Holiday Party!

Prep 04:00
Cook 00:15
Total 04:15

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. 1
    Cream butter and sugar together
  2. 2
    Add Vanilla
  3. 3
    Sift flour + salt together, add to creamed mixture.
  4. 4
    Add nuts
  5. 5
    Chill in the refrigerator for several hours.
  6. 6
    Roll into small balls about 1 inch in diameter
  7. 7
    Bake on a buttered cookie sheet in hot oven (400'F) for 11-14 minutes
  8. 8
    As soon as removed from oven, roll in confectioners sugar
  9. 9
    Cool on wire rack
  10. 10
    Roll in confectioners sugar again.
  11. 11
    Yields about 2 1/2 dozen cookies
Category
Desserts
Method
Baking

Recipe Attribution

Public Domain