Hey Pookie,
I'm new to this, but I did find a recipe for Russian Tea Cakes. They are also quite easy to make and tasty. They actually are from Russia too, at least that is what I've been told by my Russian piano teacher.

1 cup unsalted butter softened(you can also use shortening, or margarine)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
powdered sugar

heat oven to 400, mix all ingredients until dough holds together.
shape into 1 inch balls, bake on ungreased cookie sheet until set, not brown
about 10-12 minutes

roll in powdered sugar . makes about 4 dozen cookies.

hope this helps
kat