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My review
Russian Tea Cakes II
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Michelle
"Enjoy ... these are wonderful! I like to use almonds, but you can experiment with other nuts, if you like."
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Ingredients
servings 106Original recipe yields 18 servings (3 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the yolk, cream and vanilla. Beat well. Add the nuts, flour and baking powder.
- 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.
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Most helpful positive review
1/2/2010
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.
Most helpful critical review
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
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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
12/5/2007
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 powd...
12/19/2005
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 m...
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.
1/2/2010
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.