Russian Tea Cakes

Do you love cookies? Well, you'll definitely love these. Also called Mexican wedding cookies, these will rule the party. I don't think that there is one person who as tried these that has not liked them. So what are you waiting for? Dig in!

(the cookies around the edge)

Ingredients:

1 C earth balance margarine, extremely soft, but not totally melted

3/4 tsp powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 C unbleached flour

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 C chopped pecans

Bowl of powdered sugar, set aside

Instructions:

Combine all the dry ingredients, except the extra bowl of powdered sugar. Mix and add the earth balance. Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Roll the dough into inch size balls or so. Bake for 12 minutes. They will be golden on the bottom when they are baked through. Remove from oven and roll in an extra bowl of powdered sugar. Wait 30 minutes and roll each cookie again.

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