---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Russian Tea Cakes
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1 c  Butter or margarine; soften
    1/2 c  Confectioners' sugar
      1 ts Vanilla
  2 1/4 c  Flour (not self rising)
    1/4 ts Salt
    3/4 c  Nuts; finely chop
           Confectioners' sugar
 
    Heat oven to 400.  Mix together butter, 1/2 cup sugar and the vanilla.
  Work in flour, salt and nuts until dough holds together. Shape dough into
  1-inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheet.
   Bake 10-12 minutes or until set but not brown.  While warm, roll in
  confectioners' sugar.  Cool.  Or roll in colored sugar before baking. About
  4 dozen cookies. VARIATIONS: Ambrosia Balls - Substitute 1 cup flaked
  coconut and 1 Tb. grated orange peel for the nuts. Surprise Candy Teacakes
  ~ Decrease nuts to 1/2 cup. Cut 12 vanilla caramels into 4 pieces each or
  cut 1 bar (4 ounces) sweet cooking chocolate into 1/2-inch squares. Mold
  portions of dough around pieces of caramel or chocolate to form 1-inch
  balls.
 
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