25 days of cookies {Cookie #9}: Russian Tea Cakes

I never like these when I was little, but I love them now.  When it comes down to it, I love anything dusted with powdered sugar.  Any vegetable tastes good deep-fried and dipped in ranch dressing.  Well, any cookie dipped in powdered sugar is lovely to me.

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Russian Tea Cakes

(by Betty Crocker)

1 cup soft butter

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup finely chopped nuts

Mix together butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.  Add flour and salt.  Then add nuts.  I used pecans.  Chill dough.  Roll into 1 inch balls.  Place on baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about 8-10 minutes.  Bake until they are set, not brown.  While still warm, roll in powdered sugar.  Cool.  Roll in sugar again.