Delightful little Russian tea cakes are one of the easiest Christmas cookies ever! It only takes 5 ingredients to make these little beauties!

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What You'll Need Butter  Vanilla Extract Confectioners Sugar  All-purpose Flour  Chopped Walnuts

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Mix the dough. In a medium sized mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together 1 cup of salted butter (2 sticks) and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract until the butter is smooth.

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Mix the dough. In a medium sized mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together 1 cup of salted butter (2 sticks) and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract until the butter is smooth.

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Whisk the dry ingredients. Next, in a separate bowl,  whisk 6 tablespoons of confectioner’s sugar and 2 scant cups of  all-purpose flour together. Then, add the dry ingredients into the  creamed butter and mix until you have a shaggy dough.

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Whisk the dry ingredients. Next, in a separate bowl,  whisk 6 tablespoons of confectioner’s sugar and 2 scant cups of  all-purpose flour together. Then, add the dry ingredients into the  creamed butter and mix until you have a shaggy dough.

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Finish mixing and portion. Add 1 cup of chopped walnuts to the dough and fold in to  incorporate. Be sure not to break up the nuts too much if using a hand mixer or stand mixer - folding is best done by hand!

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Finish mixing and portion. Add 1 cup of chopped walnuts to the dough and fold in to  incorporate. Be sure not to break up the nuts too much if using a hand mixer or stand mixer - folding is best done by hand!

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Roll the dough. Then, using your hands, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them  onto your prepared baking sheet. Give about 2 inches of space in between  the cookies.

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Bake the cookies. Place the baking sheet into the center of your oven’s middle rack and bake at 350°F (175°C)for 10 to 12 minutes.

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Cool, coat with sugar, and serve. When the cookies are done, remove them from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Once fully cooled, roll the Russian tea cakes in the extra confectioner’s sugar and serve!

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Cool, coat with sugar, and serve. When the cookies are done, remove them from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Once fully cooled, roll the Russian tea cakes in the extra confectioner’s sugar and serve!

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