Russian Tea Cookies

These cookies are also known as "Mexican Wedding Cookies" or "Danish Butter Cookies".
Whatever you know them as...they are my absolute favorite cookie.
Truly.
It's why I rarely make them...because I could..and will...
eat most of them.
I had bought some for work last week..but they weren't as good as homemade.
So today I broke down and made them.
They are incredibly easy and the ingredients are so simple. I make mine without nuts, however.
And yes...I ate too many.
Too many to admit.
Enjoy!
-Matti

Russian Tea Cookies
1 cup butter or marg, softened
1/2 cup p. sugar
1 tea vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour (all purpose)
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts (optional)(pecans are best if you add nuts)
1/4 tea salt
powdered sugar

Heat oven to 400.
Mix butter, 1/2 cup p sugar, and vanilla until combined and creamy.
Stir in flour and salt using mixer until dough holds together.
Shape dough into 1 in balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 in apart.
Bake 10 minutes or until set but NOT brown.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack, cool 5 minutes.
Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, cool on wire rack 5 minutes again.
Roll in powdered sugar one last time.
Eat.