Russian Tea Cakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup fine chopped pecans
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat together butter, ½ cup powder sugar, vanilla and salt until light and fluffy.
• 3 gradually beat in flour and baking soda until well blended.
• 4 stir in pecans.
• 5 roll dough by teaspoonfuls into balls, place 1-1/2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets.
• 6 bake 15 to 17 minutes or until edges begin to brown lightly.
• 7 remove cookies from baking sheets, cool on racks.
• 8 while warm, toss in sifted powder sugar.
• 9 when cooled slightly with powder sugar.