Russian Tea Balls
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into 16 pieces
1/4 powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 to 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
more powdered sugar for coating
In bowl of food processor, blend everything except the "more powdered sugar"
until it forms a dough and everything is completely mixed.
Using a measuring teaspoon, measure dough and roll it into balls in the
palms of your hands. Bake at 375 for about 10 minutes on ungreased cookie
sheet. They will be dry, not doughy.
After they cool slightly but can be handled with your bare hands easily,
roll the tea balls around in the powdered sugar until generously coated.
These store in a cookie jar for quite a while unless you have cookie
monsters in your house.
These are tedious to make, but not difficult. Engage some unsuspecting
child to help you with the rolling.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Penny Reeder" <penny.ree...@gmail.com>
To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [CnD] Favourite Christmas cookie request
Hi Donald, That's a terrific idea. So, here goes!
I love Mexican Wedding Cookies, and a couple of Christmases ago, I
tried this wonderful variation on a theme. I hope you will enjoy
these delicious, chocolatey, cinnamony, buttery cookies!
Penny
Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies
Servings: 36
Difficulty Level: Intermediate
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, divided
use 1/2 cup good quality unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups pecans
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) of the butter
in small saucepan, remove from heat and add 1/2 cup cocoa powder and
cinnamon; stir and set aside to cool to room temperature. Toast pecans
in preheated oven for 5 minutes; set aside to cool. (Leave the oven on
you'll be baking the cookies shortly.) When pecans are cool, chop them
in a food processor or with a knife until very fine. In mixing bowl,
cream remaining 12 tablespoons butter at medium speed of mixer for 2
to 3 minutes. Add melted butter/cocoa mixture and vanilla and mix
well. Add flour, sugar and salt and mix until incorporated, then add
chopped pecans and mix in thoroughly. Form dough into walnut-sized
balls. Place balls on parchment paper-lined cookie sheets and
refrigerate them 15 minutes. Meanwhile, sift powdered sugar and 1/4
cup cocoa powder into pie pan, mix well and set aside. Remove cookies
from refrigerator and bake 12 minutes. Let cookies cool for
approximately 5 to 10 minutes. While still warm, roll cookies in
sifted powdered sugar/cocoa mixture. Be careful, as cookies are
fragile. Let cool completely and roll in the sugar/cocoa mix one more
time. Nutrition Information Makes 36 cookies, each 130 calories (64.3
percent calories from fat), 10 g fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 15 mg sodium,
11 g carbohydrates, 1 g dietary fiber, 1 g protein.
On 11/10/11, Donald <kai.cat...@bmts.com> wrote:
Hello Members,
I would like to propose an idea. How about each of us submit ONE
favourite
cookie/square/tart recipe that we only make at Christmas. I know there
will
be repeats but I am making up a collection of favourite recipes of
Christmas
cookies for my family and I wondered what our members might think.
Thanks. Donald
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