Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

southern tea cakes

Recipe by
Jrkgkf Jfjgk
Hoboken, NJ

This is probably one of my family's OLDEST recipes. Not sure where it came from, but the recipe card is old, withered, and covered in stains, so you know it's a good one! It's super yummy and can be eaten plain, or spiced up with other ingredients.

yield 20 +
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For southern tea cakes

  • 1 c
    butter or crisco
  • 2
    eggs
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 4 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 5-6 Tbsp
    milk

How To Make southern tea cakes

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix all ingredients together.
  • 2
    Flour a surface, and roll out dough. It should be thicker than an average cookie. Cut out cookies (using a cup or a circular cookie cutter).
  • 3
    Bake for approximately 10 minutes. Periodically check on the cookies as they bake, and get them out before they brown.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT