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tea cakes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Lynn Garrett
Carrollton, OH

I love Tea Cakes & the simplicity of such a delicious cookie. There are many recipes out there for Tea Cakes, Here's one I ran across this morning. Originally called "Mama Reeds Southern Tea Cakes"- From SouthernPlate.com I haven't tried these yet, but certainly look like one that will be well worth it.

(1 rating)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For tea cakes

  • 1 c
    butter or margarine (softened)
  • 1 c
    white granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3
    eggs
  • 3 1/2 c
    self-rising flour

How To Make tea cakes

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350*F and line cookie sheets with parchment paper & set aside.
  • 2
    Cream butter or margarine with sugar & vanilla until fluffy. Add eggs, mixing in each one well. Stir in flour being careful not to over mix.
  • 3
    Roll out on lightly floured table, cut out shapes with cookie cutter or glass dipped lightly in flour.
  • 4
    Place cookies on cookie sheet & bake 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly golden brown.
  • 5
    Sprinkle with colored sugar or sanding sugar before baking or once baked & cooled, frost with favorite frosting.
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