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tea cake recipe

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Recipe by
San Kendrick-Anderson
@CookiswhatIdo
El Dorado, AR

This brings back memories of my grandma Allie making these for us as kids. I finally combined a couple of recipes that taste like Mama Allie's. This has been a hit with my business Special Katering. This week I'm shipping some to VA and CA!!! Hope you enjoy them!!!!

yield 2 dozen
prep time 30 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For tea cake recipe

  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 2
    eggs
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/4 c
    milk

How To Make tea cake recipe

  • Cream butter and sugar
    1
    In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth
  • Add eggs one at a time.
    2
    Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla
  • Combine flour, baking soda, salt ,and nutmeg in separate bowl.
    3
    Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a separate bowl.
  • Alternate flour and milk, start with flour end with flour.
    4
    Stir into the creamed mixture, alternate with milk. Start with flour and end with flour.
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  • Spoon onto greased cookie sheet
    6
    Spoon 1/4 inch thick. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes don't over bake , when edges are brown they are ready, I brown them a little on broil but you must watch them.
    7
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. When edges are brown they are ready. I brown them on broil but you have to watch them.
  • Cool on wire rack!
    8
    Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely .
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