Name: Classic Russian Tea Cakes
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 Dozen
Ingredients: 1 Cup butter; 1/2 Cup powdered sugar, plus more for rolling; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 1/4 all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 Cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts (I used pecans)

Classic Russian tea cakes are cookies that everyone loves. Bake a batch or two of them any time of year for a delicious treat!

Baking cookies is one of my favorite things to do. Well, baking in general, if I’m being honest.

Cookies, however, are my favorite. There are so many different kinds, so many varieties.

Normally, I would lean towards anything chocolate, but Russian tea cakes have my attention this year.

I don’t know if it’s the butter, the vanilla, the nuts, or the combination of al three, but they are perfect for giving/getting.

If you like baking cookies with your kids, these are great for teaching them motor skills.

They will love measuring and rolling the dough into small balls for baking. And, you will love the help.

My kids are all older now, but I love making cookies with my two granddaughters.

Last year, we made some fun stained glass sugar cookies. They loved cutting them out and adding the hard candies.

I haven’t decided which cookies to bake with them this year, but whatever we decide, I know it will be all giggles.

Reasons I love Classic Russian Tea Cakes

With just six ingredients, all of which you most likely already have in your pantry, classic Russian tea cakes are perfect for last minute baking
Plus, with no chill time, you don’t have any down time before you bake them
No platter? No problem. These cookies are round, so they fit nicely in pretty bowls or treat cups
Russian tea cakes are small, saving you calories vs. a larger cookie. And that makes them virtually guilt-free, right?
They are perfect mini gifts for co-workers, friends, teachers… you get the idea
They’re delicious!

So, basically, you really have no reason not to bake Russian teas cakes any time of the year.

Classic Russian Tea Cakes Recipe

Classic Russian Tea Cakes

Classic Russian tea cakes are cookies that everyone loves. Bake a batch or two of them any time of year for a delicious treat!

1 hr, 30 Prep Time

1 hr, 30 Total Time

Yields 4 Dozen

Author:

Rachel Willis

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Ingredients

1 Cup butter
1/2 Cup powdered sugar, plus more for rolling
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 Cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts (I used pecans)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400º
Place extra sugar in a shallow dish; set aside
Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer
Mix in flour and salt; dough will be crumbly
Stir in nuts
Shape dough, pressing firmly, into 1-inch balls
Place on cookie sheet 2-inches apart
Bake 8-9 minutes or until set, but not brown
Immediately roll cookies in shallow dish of extra sugar and transfer to a cooling rack
Repeat with remaining dough
Allow cookies to cool completely and then roll again in powdered sugar

Notes

Store in an airtight container up to one week.