Wedding Cookies Snowballs Russian Tea Cakes Recipes

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.

SNOWBALL COOKIES RECIPE OR RUSSIAN TEA CAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a bowl, whisk together the cornflour, all purpose flour and salt. Keep it aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and powdered sugar until creamy and smooth.
• Add the vanilla essence and combine it well.
• Then add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix well until incorporated.
• Lightly knead to make a soft dough. Wrap it with cling film
• Refrigerate the dough for an hour or until it becomes firm.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
• Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator.
• Roll the dough into 1 inch small balls and place them on a greased or lined baking tray.
• Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 12 - 15 minutes or until the edges are just starting to brown at 180 degrees C.
• Remove from the oven and cool for about 3 - 5 minutes.
• While cookies are still warm, roll them in powdered sugar.
• Transfer them to a wire rack and let them cool completely.
• Roll them twice in powdered sugar if needed. Store in an airtight container.
• If you want, sprinkle the top of the cookies with more powdered sugar before serving.

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.

WEDDING COOKIES (SNOWBALLS, RUSSIAN TEA CAKES)

Steps:

• Blend softened butter with powdered sugar. Add vanilla.
• Mix in salt, baking powder, flour and chopped pecans.
• Form dough into 1 inch balls or flattened cookies and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 12 minutes, until firm but not brown. While hot roll in powdered sugar. Let cool and roll again in powdered sugar.