Russian Tea Cakes II

Rating: 3.13 stars
8 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 3
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2

Enjoy ... these are wonderful! I like to use almonds, but you can experiment with other nuts, if you like.

By Michelle
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Ingredients

18
Original recipe yields 18 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the yolk, cream and vanilla. Beat well. Add the nuts, flour and baking powder.

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  • Chill the dough for about 1 hour.

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

  • Mold dough into little round balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 12 minutes.

  • As you take the balls off of the cookies sheet, drop them into a bowl of confectioner's sugar. Roll them around until they are completely covered. Remove and cool on a rack.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
105.8 calories; 1.3 g protein; 13.6 g carbohydrates; 22.7 mg cholesterol; 55.3 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (6)

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Vonda roark-martinez
Rating: 5 stars
01/05/2010
Made these for Christmas and New Years and they were a hit! I did not add any nuts and rolled in c. sugar before and after baking. I will make again with a twist adding lemon zest w/o nuts. Read More
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Most helpful critical review

RITTMUELLER
Rating: 3 stars
12/22/2003
I made this cookie recipe exactly to the directions and the "balls" fell to regular flat round cookies. Taste was ok but appearance was not satisfactory Read More
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(20)
8 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 3
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 2
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Vonda roark-martinez
Rating: 5 stars
01/05/2010
Made these for Christmas and New Years and they were a hit! I did not add any nuts and rolled in c. sugar before and after baking. I will make again with a twist adding lemon zest w/o nuts. Read More
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(6)
RITTMUELLER
Rating: 3 stars
12/22/2003
I made this cookie recipe exactly to the directions and the "balls" fell to regular flat round cookies. Taste was ok but appearance was not satisfactory Read More
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(20)
Shortcake
Rating: 3 stars
12/06/2007
I used chopped pecans in mine and chilled for about 3 hours. I remember my grandmother making these and she would roll them into little "logs" instead of balls. She also rolled them in the powdered sugar while they were still warm forming a paste and then again after they had cooled. That is what I did. Turned out ok. A similar recipe found in most cookie books is "Sandies." Read More
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RACHELRECK
Rating: 1 stars
12/20/2005
I thought the previous review must have done something wrong but I had the same results: flat not round cookies that were crumbly and the powder got sticky. I saved the situation by putting my cooling rack over the sink and sifting powder sugar onto the cookies while hot and again avter the first dusting got sticky. Read More
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Moe
Rating: 1 stars
12/22/2008
I think the problem is that these cookies typically don't have eggs in them. It causes the dough to spread out. I'll try a more traditional recipe. Read More
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Vonda roark-martinez
Rating: 5 stars
01/05/2010
Made these for Christmas and New Years and they were a hit! I did not add any nuts and rolled in c. sugar before and after baking. I will make again with a twist adding lemon zest w/o nuts. Read More
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(6)
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Nicolie13
Rating: 3 stars
12/23/2006
They tasted good but fell apart. Read More
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