Russian Tea Cakes (no Nuts)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (i use almond extract) or 1 teaspoon almond extract (i use almond extract)
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 cup colored sugar crystals (i use red and green)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f mix butter, sugar, and vanilla or almond extract throughly. mix in flour and salt.
• 2 roll dough into 1-inch balls and dip the tops in the colored sugar crystals. place on greased baking sheet. (cookies don't spread.) bake 10 minutes or until set but not brown. cool.