(surprise!) Russian Tea Cakes

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 9 vanilla caramels
• extra confectioners' sugar or colored sugar crystals

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°. mix thoroughly butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla. work in flour, salt and nuts until dough holds together.
• 2 cut each vanilla caramel into 4 small pieces. divide dough in 36 portions and mold each around a small piece of caramel.
• 3 bake 10-12 minutes until set but not brown. while warm, roll in confectioner's sugar or sugar crystals and cool.
• 4 makes 36 cookies.