Christmas Cookies - Russian Tea Cakes aka: Pecan Balls aka: Mexican Wedding Cakes

These are a classic Christmas Cookie.  The cookies are so delicate and buttery.  You have to have these for Christmas.

Ingredients:

2 sticks softened butter

½ cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 ¼ cups flour

¾ cup finely ground pecans

¼ tsp salt

Powdered sugar

Here’s how:

Heat oven to 400ºF.

Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in mixing bowl.

Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.

 

Finely ground nuts



Ready to form into balls

Shape dough into 1-inch balls.

Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Ready for the oven

Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown.

Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.

Baked and cooling

Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar.  Let cool on wire rack.

Roll in powdered sugar again.

All done