Best Russian Wedding Cookies Teacakes Recipes

Toffee Snowballs (Russian Teacakes or Mexican Wedding Cookies) image

Provided by Marg CaymanDesigns

Categories Dessert

Time 33m

Yield 36-48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup real butter, at room temperature
5 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 tablespoon water
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
2 cups finely chopped pecans
3 ounces toffee pieces
3 ounces mini chocolate chips
powdered sugar, for rolling cookies

Steps:

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Preheat oven to 325ºF.
Cream butter until light & fluffy. Add sugar, vanilla and water. Mix well. Stir flour and salt into mixture. Add pecans, toffee bits and mini chocolate chips and mix thoroughly.
Roll into tablespoon-sized balls. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned.
Roll in powdered sugar while warm. Once cooled, roll in powdered sugar again.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.8, Fat 11, SaturatedFat 4.5, Cholesterol 14.8, Sodium 69.1, Carbohydrate 10.9, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 4.7, Protein 1.5

RUSSIAN WEDDING COOKIES ( TEACAKES ) image

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

Doubling recipe is in parentheses
(2) 1 Cup soft butter
(1) 1/2 Cup Sifted Confectioners Sugar
(2) 1Tsp. vanilla
(4 1/2) 2 1/4 Cups Sifted Flour
(1/2) 1/4 tsp. Salt
(1 1/2) 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts

Steps:

Mix together soft butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla. Sift together Flour, salt. Mix in 3/4 Cup finely chopped nuts Chill Dough. Roll into 1" balls. Place 2 1/2 " apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Bake until set, but not brown. While still warm, roll in confectioners sugar. Cool. Roll in sugar again. Enjoy !