Christmas Cookies

The Hubs and I decided to make some Christmas cookies a week or two back because when we were decorating the house for Christmas, it was still 70 degrees outside and didn't feel like Christmas.  We didn't have a whole lot of time, so we didn't opt for fancy cookies that we would have to spend time decorating, like gingerbread men.  We went with a cookie that I just started making about a year ago, the Russian Tea Cake.

P helped me roll the dough into balls for baking.  He did a fantastic job!  He is much more patient with that sort of thing than I am, his attention to detail is really good.

We just used a recipe that I found online, which turned out wonderfully.

1 cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup finely chopped nuts

1/4 teaspoon salt

-Heat oven to 400ºF.
-Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough   
  holds together.  
-Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
-Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.
-Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again.