Austrian Tea Cakes recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
¼ cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups ground hazelnuts or almonds
powdered sugar for dusting

Nutrition Info

80.6 calories
carbohydrate: 6.5 g
cholesterol: 10.2 mg
fat: 5.8 g
fiber: 0.4 g
protein: 1 g
saturatedFat: 2.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 51.6 mg
sugar: 2.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1/4 cup powdered 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 cookie sheets in rounded teaspoons.

  3. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then roll in powdered sugar. Cool completely on a wire rack, then roll in powdered sugar once again.

Recipe Yield

48 tea cakes

Recipe Note

These powdered sugar coated cookies are absolutely packed with ground hazelnuts, and make a wonderful accompaniment at tea time!

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