Old Fashioned Tea Cakes Ii

Serves: 6

Terence Turner

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

50

Sweetness

58

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Butter

1 cup

White Sugar

2

Eggs

2 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tbsp

Milk

Directions:

1

In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together

2

Stir in eggs, and beat well

3

Sift together the flour, baking powder and nutmeg

4

Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk

5

Divide dough in half

6

Cover and chill for 1 hour

7

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

8

Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper

9

On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness

10

Cut with cookie cutters and place onto the prepared cookie sheets

11

Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should brown slightly