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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 1/4 cups |
| salted butter: 1 cup (softened) |
| powdered sugar (sifted): 1/2 cup |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| pecans (chopped): 3/4 cup |
| semisweet chocolate chips (chips): 1 cup |
Bird's Nest Tea Cakes
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"A delicious, chocolatey twist on the traditional Russian tea cake recipe. My daughter always loves to help bake (and eat) these."
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
10 min -
Servings
24 serving(s)
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Directions
- Combine flour, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt in a bowl to form a dough; stir in pecans.
- Shape dough into a large ball and refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet.
- Make an indentation with thumb in the middle of each ball, forming a 'nest'.
- Fill each nest with about 1 teaspoon chocolate chips.
- Bake nests in the preheated oven until edges are crisp (cookies will not brown), 10 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack, about 15 minutes.