Grandma's Old Fashioned Tea Cakes recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter 1 ¾ cups white sugar 2 eggs 3 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Nutrition Info
- 187.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 26.6 gcholesterol: 35.8 mgfat: 8.3 gfiber: 0.4 gprotein: 2.2 gsaturatedFat: 5 gservingSize: -sodium: 135.3 mgsugar: 14.7 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Grandma's Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
Directions
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In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg, stir into the creamed mixture. Knead dough for a few turnns on a floured board until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.