Russian Tea Cakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup fruit preserves
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 in a large bowl cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer.
• 3 add vanilla,scraping down bowl as needed.
• 4 blend in flour,mixing until thoroughly combined.
• 5 roll tablespoonfuls of dough into small balls about 1 inch in diameter.
• 6 place dough balls on lightly greased cookie sheets about 1 inch apart.
• 7 press down the center of each ball with a spoon,forming a depression.
• 8 fill each with a teaspoonful of preserves or nuts.
• 9 bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 10 transfer cookies to a cool, flat surface.
• 11 when cookies are cooled dust them lightly with confectioners sugar.