Chocolate-Filled Russian Tea Cakes
Ingredients
COOKIES
- 1 cup butter softened
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
- 48 milk chocolate stars
SUGAR COATING
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon red sugar
- 1 tablespoon green sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400°F.
- In large bowl, beat butter, ½ cup powdered sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well mixed.
- On low speed, beat in flour, salt and walnuts.
- For each cookie, shape slightly less than 1 measuring tablespoon of dough around chocolate star to make 1-inch ball.
- On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until set and bottoms begin to turn golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix sugar coating ingredients.
- Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheets; roll in sugar coating.
- Place on cooling racks; cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Roll in sugar coating again.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Festive Touch
For cookies with more dazzle, use coarse red and green sparkling sugars.Nutritional Information
Calories: 100 kcal