granny's old-fashion tea cakes

Name: GRANNY'S OLD - FASHION TEA CAKES
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1/4 cup(s) butter; 1 large egg; 3 tablespoon(s) milk; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract

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Darla Hill

SOUTH EUCLID, OH

Updated on Jul 14, 2023

Here is a taste of childhood! These will take you back to those warm summer days in Grandma's kitchen.

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Granny's Old-Fashion Tea Cakes with a cup of tea.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Most cultures have some type of tea cake, and this is an old-fashioned Southern recipe. These are simple cake-like butter cookies that are buttery and not overly sweet. In the olden days, these were served with afternoon tea. This excellent tea cake recipe makes a small batch of cookies and tastes like they came from a bakery.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield 3 dozen

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 large egg
3 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make granny's old-fashion tea cakes

Step 1

Cream butter; add sugar and a well-beaten egg. Add salt and vanilla extract.

Step 2

Sift flour and baking powder.
Step 3

Alternate adding the flour mixture.
Step 4

Then the milk.
Step 5

Continue until everything is mixed.
Step 6

Roll 1/8 inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter.
Step 7

Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
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