grandmas old timey tea cakes

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Recipe by
Laura Davis
Rusk, TX

This recipe makes about nine dozen tea cakes, adjust the ingredients accordingly to make differing amounts Traditional tea cakes are rather thick, you may however adjust the thickness to suit your taste Thick dough makes a soft tea cake while thin dough makes a crisp cookie

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prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For grandmas old timey tea cakes

  • 4 c
    flour
  • 4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 c
    shortening
  • 1 pinch
    salt
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1/2 c
    milk
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla

How To Make grandmas old timey tea cakes

  • 1
    Gather ingredients: 4 cups of flour, 4 t of baking powder, 1 cup of shortening, pinch of salt, 2 cups of sugar, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, 2 t of vanilla Sift the dry ingredients together Cream together the shortening and sugar Beat the eggs just enough to break the yolks Add the eggs to the shortening/sugar mixture Add the flour and milk, alternately as needed to allow ease of mixing Add the vanilla Knead the resulting dough lightly on a floured board Roll the dough out to desired thickness Cut the dough with a cookie cutter Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Place the cookies on a greased cookie sheet Reduce heat to 350 degrees Cook until done: cookie dough is firm to a light touch and begins to turn brown

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