Russian Tea Cakes
Russian Tea Cakes
Hazelnut cookies, also known as Russian Tea Cakes are great to make around the holidays because they have a really long shelf life. They also taste absolutely delicious.
Servings
24
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup hazelnuts, finely ground
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- In a mixer, beat the butter and half the powdered sugar (3/4 cup) until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract, flour and nuts. Mix well.
- Once you've formed a dough, form a ball and wrap it in plastic. Refrigerate for 1 hour.Preheat oven to 350ºF.Mix the remaining powdered sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.Place parchment papaer onto baking sheets and grease well.Remove the dough from the refrigerator, and make small balls, the size of walnuts.
- Place balls on baking sheet about 1/2 inch apart.
- Bake cookies until golden brown, about 15 minutes.Once the cookies are cooled toss in the cinnamon sugar and serve.
- Store in an airtight container.