Russian Tea Biscuits

Serves:	72
Recipe Type:	Veg.
Calories Per Serving:	53
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 2¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1 cup Butter (softened)
• ¾ cup Confectioners' Sugar
• 1 tsp Vodka
• ¾ cup Hazelnuts (finely chopped)
• 1/3 cup Confectioners' Sugar (for decoration)

Cooking Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 325 °F (165 °C).
• Combine flour and salt together. Keep aside.
• Take a large bowl and mix butter and confectioners' sugar. Cream them until well blended.
• Add vodka and beat well.
• Blend in flour mixture.
• Add hazelnuts and mix well.
• Divide the dough into walnut size pieces and roll into balls.
• Place the balls on an ungreased baking sheet about 1½ inch apart and flatten them slightly.
• Bake the cookies for 12 to 15 minutes till they are lightly colored.
• Remove and sprinkle confectioners' sugar on the hot cookies.
• Cool on wire racks and serve thereafter.