Russian tea cake
They are also known as Mexican wedding cakes and butterballs. Russian tea cakes have a relatively simple recipe, generally comprised entirely of ground nuts, flour and water or, more commonly, butter. By the 20th century, they were a part of wedding and Christmas traditions in the U.S., by their popular Russian tea nomenclature.After baking, they are coated in powdered sugar while still hot, then again once the cookie has cooled. Russian tea cakes appeared in Russia in the 18th century, literally as a confection used in a tea-sharing ceremony. in the 1950s, possibly a result of strained relations with the Soviet Union. .
The term Mexican wedding cake, seems to have emerged in the U.S. Russian tea cakes are a kind of pastry, commonly eaten in the United States around Christmas.
They are a form of jumble, a pastry common in Middle Ages England.
