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Snowball Cookies Recipe | Russian Tea Cakes Recipe

Melt in mouth russian tea cakes or snowball cookies is an eggless bite size morsels filled with nuts and rolled in thick coating of confectioners sugar.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 97kcal

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter 110 grams
  • ¼ cup Sugar 50 grams
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
  • a pinch Salt
  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour (maida) 120 grams
  • 1 cup Pecan or Cashews
  • 1 cup Confectioners Sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200 degree C. Line a baking pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Take butter, ¼ cup powdered sugar and vanilla in a bowl and cream really really well.
  • Now add in salt and mix well.
  • Add in nuts and mix well.
  • Add in flour and mix well.
  • Take small portion and roll it into a ball. Arrange on baking tray.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 mins.
  • Now remove it from oven and roll them in powdered sugar. You can double roll them in sugar as the cookies cool down.
  • Now store in air tight container.

Notes

  • Roll the cookies in powdered sugar as soon as they come out of the oven. This will make the cookie get a sugar coating on them. Leave them to cool and then re roll the generously in powder sugar to create a thick snow like coating.
  • You can use finely chopped pecan instead of cashews.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 142IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
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