Description
Russian tea cookies will melt right in your mouth, leaving delicate crumbs that dance across your plate. Powdered sugar-coated and buttery, these classic treats bring sweet nostalgia from grandma’s kitchen to your holiday gathering.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F, preparing an ungreased baking sheet for your delicate cookies.
- Cream 1 cup unsalted butter with 1 cup powdered sugar in a large bowl until the mixture transforms into a light, airy consistency, which takes about 4 minutes of steady mixing.
- Gradually incorporate 2 cups all-purpose flour into the butter mixture, mixing on low speed until the ingredients form a smooth, cohesive dough.
- Gently fold 1 cup chopped walnuts and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into your dough, ensuring even distribution of the nutty crunch.
- Roll the dough into compact 1-inch spheres, placing each cookie ball approximately 1 inch apart on the baking sheet.
- Slide the baking sheet into the 350°F oven and bake for 14 minutes, watching for delicate golden edges as your signal of perfect doneness.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately roll each warm cookie in additional powdered sugar, coating them completely.
- Transfer the sugar-dusted cookies to a wire rack, allowing them to cool and set their delicate, powdery exterior.
Notes
- Let the butter soften naturally at room temperature for about 30 minutes to ensure smooth, even mixing.
- Use finely chopped pecans or walnuts for the best texture and a delicate crunch in each bite.
- Roll the cookies in powdered sugar while they’re still warm to help the coating stick perfectly and create that classic snowball look.
- For a gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to keep the same delicate, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Prep Time: 8-10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12-15 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 172
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 18 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg