Russian tea cookies with cherries

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of butter
• 0.5 cup powdered sugar + extra for sprinkling
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 and 1/4 cups premium flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
• 0.5 cups candied cherries, chopped

Preparation:

1. Beat the butter with the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Sift the flour and salt into the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the nuts and cherries and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 200°C.
3. Roll the dough into 2.5 cm diameter balls and place them on an ungreased baking sheet (they won't spread during baking). Bake until set but not browned, about 10 minutes.
4. While the balls are still warm but have set, roll them in powdered sugar and let them cool. Then roll them again in powdered sugar.