Russian Tea Cakes

My friends and I got together at Julie's house last week, and Danelle brought some delicious little cookies from Mandola's Italian Market in Austin. These aren't the same kind, but they aren't far off, and I had never made tea cakes (or wedding cookies, or whatever you may call them). They are delicious and simple!

From allrecipes.com:

1 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla extract
6 tsp. confectioners' sugar
2 cups flour
1 cup finely chopped walnuts/pecans
additional confectioners' sugar to roll in after baking

Preheat the oven to 350. In a medium bowl, cream the butter and vanilla together until smooth. Add in the 6 tsp. of sugar and flour until just blended, then mix in the nuts.

Roll the dough into 36 one-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet, two inches apart. Bake them for 12 minutes, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar while still hot. After they cool, roll them again.