Russian Tea Cakes with Cocoa Nibs

Name: Russian Tea Cakes with Cocoa Nibs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 48 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup vegan butter; ½ cup confectioners sugar, plus more for rolling; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2¼ cup flour; dash salt; ¾ cup chopped nuts and/ or cocoa nibs

Author:: Tamar Genger MA, RD
Publish date:: Jul 16, 2011

57minDuration
12minCook Time
45minPrep Time
48 ServingsServings

Ingredients

1 cup vegan butter
½ cup confectioners sugar, plus more for rolling
1 teaspoon vanilla
2¼ cup flour
dash salt
¾ cup chopped nuts and/ or cocoa nibs

Preparation

Heat oven to 400°F. Cream vegan butter, sugar and vanilla
Add flour and a dash of salt and nuts and/or nibs, combine well.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Baked 10 to 12 minutes or until set, not brown. Remove, cool slightly. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, cool and roll again.