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Russian Tea Cakes
Russian Tea Cakes (Snowball cookies or Mexican Wedding Cake cookies) are a crumbly and buttery winter treat & a yummy Christmas cookie! Fun to make and eat - Nutella and walnuts mixed with chocolate and coated in powdered sugar
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
32 mins
Servings: 36
Calories: 156 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cup flour
- 2 cup walnuts
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup Nutella
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Get the butter out of the refrigerator and let it sit for about 20 minutes to soften.
- Process the walnuts in the food processor until they are well chopped.
- Mix the flour, walnuts and sugar together in a bowl.
- Add the softened butter, Nutella and vanilla, and mix until it is well combined and the dough starts to clump together. Chill the dough for an hour or so to make it easy to handle.
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Roll the dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for about 22 minutes, until the balls are brown on top.
- Let them cool for 5 minutes, then put the powdered sugar on a plate and roll the cookies in them.
- Let them cool completely, and then re-roll in powdered sugar.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
156kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
33mg
(1%)
Potassium
55mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
120IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 156
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 156kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 33mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 55mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 120IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.