Russian Tea Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees. in a large bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until smooth. add almond and vanilla extracts. slowly add flour and salt to butter mixture, and mix until incorporated. mix in pecans and walnuts.
• 2 use a cookie scooper to scoop the dough and then roll into balls (or use your hands to form 1" balls). bake for 10-12 minutes. (these cookies barely brown, so if they don't look done, it's okay!).
• 3 roll in powdered sugar while still warm, and roll again when cool.