Russian Walnut Tea Cookies

Name: Russian Walnut Tea Cookies
Yield: 40 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups walnuts; 1 cup butter, room temperature; 2 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; some powered sugar for rolling

Jessa @jessalovescookies

California

Delicious little "tea cakes", as they are known in my family, these traditional cookies are great with coffee as well as tea.

Jessa @jessalovescookies

California

Delicious little "tea cakes", as they are known in my family, these traditional cookies are great with coffee as well as tea.

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Ingredients

40 cookies

1 1/2 cupswalnuts
1 cupbutter, room temperature
2 1/2 cupflour
1/2 cupsugar
1/2 tspsalt
1 tspcinnamon
some powered sugar for rolling

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Steps

1

Preheat over to 350 degrees F
2

Grind nuts to a coarse meal in a food processor
3

Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on high until light and fluffy
4

Gradually add flour to butter and sugar mixture
5

Add cinnamon, salt, and nuts then mix thoroughly. The dough should be crumbly but hold together when rolled in your hands.
6

Form dough in 3/4 inch balls and place 1 inch apart on cookie sheets
7

Bake for about 15 minutes. Finished cookies should look raw on top, but have lightly browned undersides. Carefully lift one with a spatula to check.
8

Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes
9

Roll each cookie in powered sugar