Buttery hazelnut cookies
These meltingly tender cookies are also known as Russian tea cakes or Mexican wedding cakes. They are easy to make and everyone will love them.
Ingredients
Makes: 48 cookies
- 225g butter, softened
- 4 tablespoons icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 250g plain flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 150g ground hazelnuts or almonds
- powdered sugar for dusting
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:25min ›
Extra time:1hr chilling ›
Ready in:1hr40min
- Preheat oven to 170 C / Gas 3.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 4 tablespoons icing sugar and vanilla until smooth and light. Add the flour, salt and ground hazelnuts; stir together until well combined. Chill dough for 1 hour, then drop onto greased baking trays in rounded teaspoons.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then roll in icing sugar. Cool completely on a wire rack, then roll in icing sugar once again.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (15)
these cookies are awesome. i found the recipe on this site 2 weeks ago and i've had to make them three times. i'll be making them again for the family christmas party this weekend. i only gave it 4 stars cuz they're a bit time consuming and messy (with all the icing sugar) but well worth it.just a quick note to add, i dredged them 4 or 5 at a time when they were still hot. this melts the icing sugar a bit and makes them a little sticky. i then dredge them again when warm. this ensures a generous coating of icing sugar that looks spectacular! - 20 Dec 2007 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
I had 2 cups of leftover peanuts so I subsituted them, finely chopped, for the hazelnuts. The cookies came out great; they had a different flavor but were still just as rich and delicious! - 18 Dec 2009 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
love, love these tea cakes, i use regular sugar,my family and friend love them also, she ask for the recipe. - 26 Jul 2009 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)