Russian Tea Cakes

Russian Tea Cakes

Makes about 42
20 min. active cooking time
90 min. total cooking time, including 60 min. of chilling

Ingredients

1 cup Kowalski's Salted Butter
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 tsp. Kowalski's Organic Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste
2 ¼ cups flour
¾ cup finely chopped toasted pecans
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Directions
  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and ½ cup sugar until smooth.
  2. Add vanilla; mix until combined.
  3. Add flour and nuts; beat until dough comes together.
  4. Scoop approx. 42 balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet(s); chill in refrigerator for 1 hr.
  5. Preheat oven to 375°.
  6. Transfer baking sheet(s) to oven; bake until bottoms of cookies are just golden (8-10 min.).
  7. Remove cookies from oven; let stand at room temperature until cool to the touch.
  8. Roll cookies in remaining sugar; set aside to cool completely.
  9. Re-roll cookies in sugar; store at room temperature, covered, for up to 1 week.