One of Average Jane’s Favorite Cookie Recipes

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This is a recipe I've been making all my life. The yellowed recipe card calls these cookies "Nut Butter Balls" but I've seen similar recipes called Italian (or Mexican) Wedding Cookies and Russian Tea Cookies. The recipe only makes a couple dozen cookies, but it's easy to double if you want more.

Nut Butter Balls

1 cup soft butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Powdered sugar

Cream butter and sugar together. Add salt, vanilla, flour and nuts. Mix well. Chill. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while still warm.

Note: For the holidays, I like to mix decorative colored sugars with the powdered sugar for little sparkles of color.

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6 responses to “One of Average Jane’s Favorite Cookie Recipes”

November 10, 2008

Goofy Girl

I have a very similar recipe and it is called Mexican Wedding Cookies. These are awesome cookies, especially a few minutes out of the oven. MMMmmmmmmmm!
Good tip on the colored sugar. I’ll try it!

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November 10, 2008

Tanya (aka NetChick)

Ha. Very bad timing for this recipe… 😉 (check out my blog today) Thanks for sharing it anyhow!

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November 10, 2008

ByJane

I dare not make these cookies because I would Eat. Them. All. One by one, pop them in my mouth and–whooosh, gone.

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November 10, 2008

mojavi at Simple Things

my mom made these mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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November 26, 2009

catering

Yummy! thank you for the recipe i will try this at home. 🙂
winnie

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December 12, 2009

laurie ruettimann

Nut Butter Balls. Hahahahahaha. I love my balls buttered with nuts. I’m totally making these and I will add some color. Pictures soon! xoxo

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