These Russian Tea Cakes are also known as snowballs because of their white, round and fluffy appearance. These cookies are light, nutty and buttery and they get their snowball appearance because they are covered in powdered sugar! The perfect cookies to make at Christmas.
To make this one of my favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes, start by making cookie dough and adding chopped nuts. Shape the dough into around 40 balls and chill in the refrigerator before placing on a cookie sheet. Bake in the oven and once cooked, remove and allow to cool until you can handle them. Add powdered sugar to a small bowl and roll each cookie in it until well coated. The sugar will melt a little bit but don’t worry, that will help it to stick to the cookies. Once the cookies are completely cool, re-roll them in powdered sugar. These will keep in an airtight container for up to a week.
To make Russian Tea Cakes-Snowballs, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 375 °F and line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer, cream 1 cup of butter and ½ a cup of the powdered sugar together in a large bowl until smooth.
Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
Add 2 ¼ cups of flour and ½ a teaspoon of salt and mix on low speed just until the dough comes together. Add ¾ cup of chopped nuts and stir until combined.
Shape tablespoon sized scoops of the dough into a ball. Chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Once chilled, place on the prepared cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart.
Bake the cookies for about 7-10 minutes until the bottoms are light golden brown.
Remove the cookies from the oven and leave until the cookies are cool enough to handle.
Place the remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar in a small bowl. Roll each cookie in the sugar until well coated. Leave to cool completely.
Once the cookies are cool, roll the cookies again in powdered sugar.
Serve warm with a cup of strong coffee or tea.
Russian Tea Cakes-Snowballs are a delicious powdery cookie treat for Christmas! If you make them, I’d love to hear how you get on. Come back and leave a comment below!
OMG, these Russian Tea Cakes are a hit! Made 'em for Christmas, and my fam couldn’t get enough. Super easy to whip up. Love the nutty flavor!
Simply delicious cookies!
Super easy treat!
These Russian Tea Cakes are simply amazing. I made them for the first time this Christmas and everyone loved them. The texture is perfect and they remind me of my grandma's baking.
Superb cookies always. Made these with my kids for Christmas last year. They were so fluffy and loved rolling them in the powdered sugar. A sweet memory that we now make every year. Thank you for this great recipe.
Delish! These snowballs bring back such sweet memories of baking with my mom during Christmas! So easy and the taste is out of this world!
Man, these Russian Tea Cakes are a hit. Made them last Christmas for my fam and they vanished quick. Love how simple they are to whip up. Definitely gonna make it a tradition.
Superb cookies, loved making them with my wife for a holiday treat. They remind me of my grandma's baking, and the powdered sugar gives the perfect snowy finish. Simply delightful.
These snowballs remind me of baking with my grandma every Christmas. Perfectly buttery!
OMG, these Russian Tea Cakes are the bomb! They remind me of makin' cookies with my grandma during the holidays. The nutty flavor and that sweet powdered sugar? Total bliss! Super easy to whip up, and they look so fancy too. Perfect addition to my festive cookie platter! Highly recommend!
Yummy! I made these for our Christmas party, and they dissapeared in minutes. Everyone loved the buttery flavor and the snowball look. I gave some to my neighbor, and they asked for the recipe!
Made these snowballs for our Christmas party. Everyone loved them, especially my sister who mentions them every year. Their light and nutty flavour is perfect, and they remind me of baking with mum. Highly recommend these delightful treats.
Epic! These snowballs are just lush and remind me of my nan’s bake-off sessions. Made ‘em for a Christmas party, and they vanished in minutes!
These snowballs are a total hit at my family’s Christmas party. Last year, we made them with the kids and they had so much fun rolling them in powdered sugar. Simple, fun, and every bite is like a little cloud of yum. Love 'em!
OMG, these Russian Tea Cakes are the bomb! I made them for my kids' school bake sale, and they vanished in seconds. Rolling them in powdered sugar is super fun and makes 'em look all fancy. They taste like little clouds of joy. Definitely gonna be making these every Christmas!
