Russian Tea Cakes Family Christmas Recipe 868

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream together butter, vanilla, almond flavoring and sugar.
• In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix to combine. It will look crumbly at first, but keep mixing until it comes together in a thick dough. Mix in walnuts.
• Shape dough into balls (about the size of golf balls). Place about 1 inch apart on parchment or silicone-lined baking sheets.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, or just until set and firm to the touch (but not browned). Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes, then roll the warm cookies in powdered sugar. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Once cool, roll the cookies in powdered sugar again.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour; stir into the butter mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. I also like to roll mine in the sugar a second time.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
• Stir in flour and salt.
• Stir in nuts.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in powdered sugar.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Roll in powdered sugar again.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.
• Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.

MOM'S RUSSIAN TEA CAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add flour and salt and mix until the dough comes together. Stir in the nuts. If dough is too soft, chill it until you can work it easily with your hands.
• Scoop 1 tablespoon balls of dough and place on prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake cookies for 7-8 minutes until bottoms are just slightly brown. Remove from oven and cool for just a minute, until you can handle them. Fill a small bowl with powdered sugar and roll each cookie in the sugar until coated.
• Place on a rack to cool. (Once cookies are cooled, you may want to re-roll them in more powdered sugar.)
• You can freeze these cookies or make them up to 4 days ahead of serving.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Add the butter to your standing mixer, put it on medium speed, then add your sugar right into the bowl. Turn it up so it gets nice and fluffy. Stop the mixer and scrape down the edges. Continue to beat it until it's almost white. Now you're ready for your eggs. Keep the mixer on low and add them 1 at a time. Wait to add the other egg until the first one is fully incorporated into the butter and sugar. Now add the almond and vanilla extracts.
• Add the baking powder to the flour and whisk really well, fully incorporating the baking powder into the flour and making sure any little clumps of flour are broken up. Add just a pinch of salt. Now add the flour mixture slowly to the butter mixture. Add in the pecans on slow speed.
• Scoop the batter with a small ice cream scooper, melon baller, or even a soup spoon, just make sure they are all the same size. And don't worry about spacing them out too much on the baking sheet, they aren't going to spread out, they're going to stay like little balls.
• Put the trays in the fridge for an hour or so. You want the butter to harden up, making the cookies crispy and delicious when baked.
• Bake for 15 minutes until they are golden brown. While still warm, roll them in confectioners' sugar. It will adhere slightly to the cookies, looking like snowballs.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Cover and refrigerate for 1-2 hours. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-13 minutes. Roll in confectioners' sugar while still warm. Cool on wire racks.

BUTTERY RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Mix margarine, 1/2 C powdered sugar, and the vanilla.
• Stir in flour, salt, and nuts.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake until set, but not brown, 8 to 9 minutes.
• Roll in powdered sugar while warm; cool.
• Roll in powdered sugar again.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix together the cookie dough and the pecans. Cover and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Form 1-inch balls from the chilled dough and place them 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake until the edges of the cookies start to brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 5 minutes.
• While the cookies are cooling, line another cookie sheet with wax paper. Sprinkle 1 cup of the confectioners' sugar on the bottom of the sheet and place the slightly cooled cookies on top of the sugar. Place the remaining 1 cup of confectioners' sugar in a passe or fine sieve and then sprinkle over the tops of the cookies.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder. In a standing mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter with sugar until fluffy and light. Mix in the eggs, almond extract, and vanilla extract. Turn down the mixer and slowly add the flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough. Divide the dough into 4 pieces. Use 2 pieces to make cut out cookies, and the other half for the Russian Tea Cakes.
• For the cut out cookies: On a lightly floured surface roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4-inch thick. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Place the cookies on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minutes, rotating cookie sheet halfway through the cooking time. Cool on pans about 5 minutes, and then transfer to wire racks and cool completely.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 365 and cream butter and powdered sugar in mixer.Add vanilla paste and mix.Add flour and salt. Add chopped nuts. Mix well.Roll into inch sized balls and place 12 balls onto cookie sheet.Bake for 8-11 minutes the cookies will rise when done, do not brown.Place on a cooling rack. Cool for 5 minutes, then roll the cookies in powdered sugar until they are fully coated.Roll in other topping selection: crushed peppermint, shredded coconut, mini chocolate chips etc.Store in tupperware with parchment paper. Keeps for 1 week.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl. Add the vanilla.
• 3. Gradually add 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
• 4. Sift the flour. Measure, then sift again with the salt. Add gradually to the butter mixture.
• 5. Add the pecans and mix well.
• 6. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 7. Bake for 20 minutes or until edges are very lightly browned.
• 8. Remove the cookies from the baking sheets. After 5 minutes, roll in powdered sugar while still hot.
• 9. Cool completely and roll again in powdered sugar before serving.
• 10. Store in covered container.

RUSSIAN TEA CAKES (FAMILY CHRISTMAS RECIPE) [868]

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, cream butter and vanilla until smooth. Combine the 6 tablespoons confectioners' sugar and flour; stir into the butter mixture until just blended. Mix in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, and place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When cool, roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. I also like to roll mine in the sugar a second time.