Recipe By : Marylin Owens, PK Lake
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 c Butter
1/2 c Powdered sugar
1/2 ts Salt
2 c Flour
1 c Almonds or pecans --
- finely chopped
1 tb Vanilla
Cream butter; then cream in sugar and salt until light and fluffy.
Add nuts and vanilla, blend in flour gradually and mix thoroughly.
Shape into balls or crescents, using walnut-sized lump of dough for
each. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 325 F for 15 to 20 minutes,
until bottom is just beginning to brown. Cool slightly, then roll in
more powdered sugar.
These cookies have many names: butterballs, Russian teacakes, etc. In
New Mexico, they are "polvorones" which is Spanish for "dust" balls".
