Mexican Wedding Cakes

Mexican Wedding Cakes 

or Russian Teacakes 

or Snowballs 

or Whatever-you-want-to-call-them 

• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened 
• ½ cup powdered sugar 
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 2 ¼ cups flour 
• ¼ tsp salt 
• ¾ cup finely chopped nuts

Mix thoroughly butter, sugar and vanilla. Work in flour, salt and nuts until the dough holds together. Shape into 1” balls and place them on cookie sheet. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes. While warm roll in powdered sugar. Cool and roll in sugar again. 

This is the cookie that symbolizes "Christmas" to my husband, so we have it at least once a year. I also discovered this year that this is the perfect recipe for introducing whole wheat flour (substitute for half the white) to your family because the texture and flavor are disguised by the nuts.