Snowball cookies or Russian Tea Cakes

Ingredients

1

cup butter, softened

1/2

cup powdered sugar

1

teaspoon vanilla

2 1/4

cups flour

3/4

cup finely chopped nuts

1/4

teaspoon salt

Powdered sugar

Directions:

• 1

  Heat oven to 400ºF. 
• 2

  Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together. 
• 3

  Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4

  Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.
• 5

  Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.