Recipe: Yummy White Mice (Russian Tea Cakes)

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White Mice (Russian Tea Cakes). White Mice (Russian Tea Cakes) lisa.lipetzky Lincoln, Nebraska. There's no feeling quite as blissful as your first bite of one of these cookies. Whether you call them Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding cookies or snowballs, there's no denying that they're essential to bake during the Christmas season.

Russian Tea Cakes are a classic cookie recipe that are known by lots of different names…Snowball Cookies, Tea Cakes, Butter Balls, or Mexican Wedding Cookies. These melt-in-your-mouth shortbread-style cookies usually include nuts or chocolate chips and are coated in powdered sugar. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. You can have White Mice (Russian Tea Cakes) using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of White Mice (Russian Tea Cakes)

  1. You need 1 cup of butter (melted).
  2. Prepare 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
  3. You need 1 tsp of vanilla.
  4. You need 2 1/4 cup of flour.
  5. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
  6. Prepare 1 cup of peacons (chopped).

Once cakes are completely cooled, level off any doming with a serrated knife or cake leveler. Cut each cake in half to make four thin cake layers. Place first layer on a cake circle. Spread a few tablespoons of the vodka glaze evenly over layer, then frost with Kahlua frosting.

White Mice (Russian Tea Cakes) instructions

  1. preheat oven to 350º.
  2. mix all ingredients into dough.
  3. roll pieces int balls & place onto an ungreased pan.
  4. bake 15-20 minutes (remove as soon as they start to brown).
  5. delicately roll in powdered sugar (while they're still warm).
  6. roll into powdered sugar again after they're cooled.

Learn how to make Russian Tea Cakes! Combine all ingredients except powdered sugar in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until well mixed. Please practice hand-washing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Also known as Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies, and Snow Ball Cookies!!