Russian Tea Cakes

Submitted by Jocelle Burdett

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter softened
12 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cups almonds (finely chopped)

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Mix butter, sugar and vanilla. Add flour, salt and nuts to the other ingredients until dough forms. Shape dough into 1" balls and place approx 1" apart on an un-greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookies are set and just starting to brown.
When cookies come out of oven, roll in sifted powdered sugar. After cookies are completely cool, roll in sugar again.

Jocelle's tips: Always put these cookies on top rack of oven. Then tend to burn on the bottom.