Food
Russian Tea Cakes
By Yankee Magazine|Nov 06 2002|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
By Yankee Magazine|Nov 06 2002|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
Photo Credit : Katherine Keenan
In my family we call them Snowballs! We make them at Christmas time. They are the easiest to make and are the most delicious cookies. I now make them at my Bakery at Christmas time and they are a big hit!
You can’t just eat one; they’re addictive.
They really are the perfect addition to tea. I especially love them with the coconut added. Delicious!
Every Christmas for as long as I can remember, my mother made these wonderful cookies! These are the only ones I have trouble sharing with just anyone. It’s very important you use real butter & not margarine. You’ll never be able to eat just one!
I lost my original print out and had to search my history to find this. So glad I did! I made a huge batch for a Mary Kay party last weekend and didn’t have a single cookie leftover. Everyone loved them — a favorite we’ll be making again and again! Thank you.
We call them Mexican Wedding Cookies and it is the one cookie everyone asks for over and over. Add a little cinnamon to give them a little extra taste if you want to surprise everyone the next time you make them.
These are not Russian Tea Cakes at all, but are what the Italians call “Butterballs.” Russian Tea Cakes, at least here in Southern New England, are chocolate and red-and-green-colored layers of cake, usually soaked in rum, with fruit filling and nuts in between. They are then cut into bar shapes.
These cookies are great when wrapped around a Hershey’s kiss before baking!!!!
I have been making these for years. I now make them for Thanksgiving. My family can’t wait to have them for Christmas.
My family has always called these Snowballs, too. One Christmas, when I asked students to bring favorite holiday recipes in, I found that this same recipe is also called Mexican Wedding Cookies and even Russian Tea Cakes. Shows a wonderful synchronicity of woman baking with basic ingredients!