Family Time

Today was such a fun day. We slept in, and took advantage of the gorgeous day, and spent a few hours at the park. Then we came home and had homemade broccoli soup for dinner (it's a family fav!). Korinne and I just finished up making some russian tea cakes! She is quite the helper.... 

And here is the recipe:

cream 1 cup of butter

gradually add 1/2 c. of powdered sugar, beat until fluffy

add 1 tsp. vanilla

mix 2 1/2 cup flour, and 1/4 tsp salt, then add to the butter/sugar mixture in 3 batches

mix in 3/4 cup finely chopped, toasted hazelnuts

refrigerate for 1-12 hours

roll into 1 inch balls 

bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes 

(they burn fast! we baked them for 13 minutes, and probably could have taken them out earlier)

cool slightly, then roll in powdered sugar

cool completely and roll in powdered sugar again

Here are our cookies after one coating:

And here is the final product! YUM!