• Lois Thielen’s Russian Tea Cakes

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Christmastime Treats

By Lois Thielen

Russian Tea Cakes


Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2  1/4 cup sifted flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup finely-chopped nuts

Instructions

Yield: about 4 dozen

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Cream together butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.

Sift together flour and salt; stir into batter.

Mix in chopped nuts. Chill dough about 2 hours.

Roll into 1-inch balls.

Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees until set, but not browned, about 10 to 12 minutes.

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