old fashioned tea cakes
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My Dad loved tea cakes. They were his favorite cookie. This recipe is from his mother...my Gramma Sarah. Unfortunately she died before I was born, but I heard wonderful stories of her from my Grampa Joe and my Dad, aunts and uncles.
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Ingredients
- 1/4 pound butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 - eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3 cups flour, sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
How To Make old fashioned tea cakes
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Step 1Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, adding sugar gradually. Mix thoroughly. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Stir in vanilla. Mix the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to the butter mixture. Knead thoroughly. Chill dough. Roll out on a floured board unti thin. Cut out cookies. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool thoroughtly before storing.
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