The first time we made these, the Sochi Winter Olympics were starting, so we decided to make some Russian treats. My girls thought these tea cakes would make a fun tea party treat. These are very easy to make, and taste wonderful too! Definitely a nice addition to a tea party!
Ingredients
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup powdered/confectioner’s sugar, plus extra for dusting
1 teaspoon vanilla
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts (you can substitute with other nuts)
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F.
Mix the softened butter, vanilla, and 1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar.
Add in the all-purpose flour, nuts, and salt.
The dough will be dry and sort of cakey.
Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
Place on a cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes until they begin to turn golden.
Remove from cookie sheet, and allow to cool slightly on a wire rack.
Roll warm cookies in the confectioner’s sugar, and allow to cool again.
Once cool, dust or roll in confectioner’s sugar.
So good! My mom always made these. They were my uncle’s favorite cookie. I never realized how easy they were to make until I read your recipe. Maybe I should carry on the family Tahitian an for make some!
This would be a great idea for a little girls tea party thanks for the tip.
Ooh I can’t wait to try these sometime! Our local grocery store makes a similar teacake, only with raisins instead of walnuts, and I’ve always wanted to know how to make them because my girls just devour them!
Russian Tea Cakes are quite possibly my favorite cookie EVER. Absolutely love them, they are on my list of cookies to bake for Christmas!
I always like to see new recipes to try, especially with baking. This is cool. sounds tasty.
I love Russian tea. No clue about the Russian tea cake. I’ll have to try them.
Those look so tasty! I wonder if they can be made vegan.
ooo these look so good! Love trying new recipes from different cultures!
These look like little snowballs. Would stand out and be so festive on a holiday cookie tray.
I don’t think I’ve ever had anything like this. I definitely have to try it!
This is something that some of my older relatives had made given that I have some heritage from Russia.
OH so yummy! I would love to try these sometime!
This would really make a fun tea party treat for the whole gang. I cannot wait to make this
This is a recipe we can pass it on to the family in the true spirit of Christmas. I love this recipe!
This is new to me ha-ha but looks yummy. Also, tea cake we haven’t tried before. Maybe we can do it for the first time.
This recipe is so yummy it should be a sin! I substituted parts of the all purpose flour in this recipe with cake flour as a mixture to lighten the batter and it turned out great! Saving this recipe to make for my family again!
Ooohhhh…these should be easy to make, even for a mediocre chef like me. I love the simplicity they carry in them. Thanks for sharing their recipe.
Oh I haven’t tried making Russian tea cakes. I would definitely try this with my kids.
These remind me of snowballs! I will have to try this variation to compare the flavors!
Never tried tea cakes like this before. SOunds amazing. Thanks for sharing the recipe.