These buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookie balls go by many names in recipe collections, including Mexican Wedding Cakes. They always contain finely chopped nuts and are twice rolled in powdered sugar. This holiday favorite is one of Betty's Best!
Gluten-Free Russian Tea Cakes
- Prep Time 60 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup gluten-free powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 cups Bisquick™ Gluten Free pancake & baking mix
- 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
- 2/3 cup gluten-free powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the vanilla and egg. Stir in Bisquick™ mix and nuts until dough holds together.
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Step2Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 1 inch apart.
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Step3Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool slightly.
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Step4Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; place on cooling racks to cool completely. Roll in powdered sugar again.
Nutrition
80
Calories
5g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
9g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 45
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 13%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 95mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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