Snowball cookies, Nutty Fingers, Russian Tea cookies are all very similar cookies to these incredibly easy and flaky cookies. My 7-year-old daughter made these (they are that easy!)
I discovered this recipe in an Amish Cooking book that read; “Here is an easy recipe for little girls” above the recipe. The recipe is originally called Nutty Fingers but I found similar cookies by different names.
My daughter has made these before but this time she used 2 sticks of fat unknowingly when she only had to use 1 stick of margarine (1 stick of butter and 1 stick of margarine were used for these.) More flour was added as the original recipe uses 1 stick of margarine for 1 cup of flour but this cookie resulted in MUCH flakier and crunchier cookies!
I’m very pleased with the outcome of these easy cookies and highly recommend them for a quick cookie recipe.
Ingredients for NUTTY FINGERS:
- 2 sticks of margarine (recommend 1 stick of butter and 1 stick of margarine)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla (or 1/2 tsp of vanilla sugar)
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup chopped nuts (pecans)
Directions to make NUTTY FINGERS:
1. Cream margarine; mix in sugar and vanilla then flour and nuts.
2. Form cookies the size of a pinky finger and bake 20-25 minutes or until edges are brown.
3. Cool and roll in powdered sugar (dredge them again for an extra layer of sugar if desired.)
Note: Dough should be like tacky play-do but if too sticky add a tablespoon of flour until easier to handle.
Crunchy Nutty Fingers Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 sticks of margarine recommend 1 stick of butter and 1 stick of margarine
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla or 1/2 tsp of vanilla sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 cup chopped nuts pecans
Instructions
- Cream margarine; mix in sugar and vanilla then flour and nuts.
- Form cookies the size of a pinky finger and bake 20-25 minutes in a 350° oven, or until edges are brown.
- Cool and roll in powdered sugar (dredge them again for an extra layer of sugar if desired.)
- Note: Dough should be like tacky play-do but if too sticky add a tablespoon of flour until easier to handle.
