1 cup · Butter/margarine (2 sticks)
½ cup · Sifted powdered sugar
1 tablespoon · Vanilla
1 tablespoon · Almond extract
2 ¼ cup · Sifted flour
½ teaspoon · Salt
¾ cup · Finely chopped nuts
Mix butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extract together thoroughly.
Sift flour and salt together.
Blend all ingredients together.
Mix in nuts.
Chill dough.
Roll into 1 inch balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated oven at 400* for 9 minutes until set.
Roll in powdered sugar while still warm.
Roll once more after cooled.
* The secret to moist teacakes is to catch them just when they are set. (9 minutes)
* Any flavored extract can be used for variation.
* Any flavored extract can be used for variation.