Russian Tea Cakes are rich and buttery cookies with a texture similar to shortbread. They’re quick and easy to make and very festive coated in powdered sugar, which looks like snow!

For the last day of my 7 Days of Festive Holiday Treats event, I wanted to share a cookie from my childhood.

My mom has made Russian Tea Cakes (also called Mexican Wedding Cookies, Italian Wedding Cookies, Butterball Cookies, and Snowball Cookies) every Christmas for as long as I can remember. She usually just calls them “Butterballs”!

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