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russian tea cakes

(4 ratings)
Kat19702 avatar
Recipe by
Katrina Freed
@Kat19702
Newark, DE

I adore butter cookies! I have tried several good recipes over the years and seem to keep losing them! I knew I wanted to use confectioners sugar, butter, and pecans but could not find a recipe... so here is the one I just made up!

(4 ratings)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For russian tea cakes

  • 1 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp
    almond extract
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1 1/2 c
    pecans, finely chopped

How To Make russian tea cakes

  • 1
    Cream butter and confectioners' sugar together
  • 2
    Mix in almond extract
  • 3
    Add remaining ingredients and mix well
  • 4
    Chill dough until firm enough to handle
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • 6
    Using your fingers, shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet
  • 7
    Bake for 15 - 18 minutes or until light brown on the bottom
  • 8
    While cookies are still warm, roll in powdered sugar
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