Russian Tea Cakes

• Cookies
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• Topping
• 1/2 cup fruit preserves
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0F.
2. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer.
3. Add vanilla,scraping down bowl as needed.
4. Blend in flour,mixing until thoroughly combined.
5. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into small balls about 1 inch in diameter.
6. Place dough balls on lightly greased cookie sheets about 1 inch apart.
7. Press down the center of each ball with a spoon,forming a depression.
8. Fill each with a teaspoonful of preserves or nuts.
9. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
10. Transfer cookies to a cool, flat surface.
11. When cookies are cooled dust them lightly with confectioners sugar.

cookies, butter, confectioners, vanilla, flour, topping, fruit preserves, walnuts, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/russian-tea-cakes-79819 (may not work)