Russian Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine, softened
1/2 c. confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour (not self-rising)
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. finely chopped nuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0.
Mix thoroughly butter, sugar and vanilla.
Work in flour, salt and nuts until dough holds together. Shape into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheet. (Optional:
Roll in ground nuts.)