Common Cuisine |

I have never met such a little thing with so many names! When I was in junior high, I made these for World Foods Day in Home Ec and called them Pfeufferneusse from Austria. I don’t even know what that word means. My cookbook calls them Russian Teacakes, but then a friend saw them and commented on my Wedding Cookies. I think the simplest name of all is Snowballs, so that is what they are called here.

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup finely chopped nutes
• 1/4 tsp salt
• powdered sugar

Heat oven to 400. Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds togetehr. Shape into 1 inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown.

Roll in powdered sugar while warm; cool. Roll in powdered sugar again.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.