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Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes

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A home-kitchen version of old-fashioned tea cakes, written step by step so it's easy to follow that's worth the oven time.

Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes
Total
10 min
Level
Medium

Ingredients

  • 1 c. shortening
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. soda
  • 1/2 c. buttermilk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 5 c. flour, sifted

Method

  1. Cream shortening and sugar.

  2. Add eggs, one at a time and beat. Add buttermilk.

  3. Combine all dry ingredients and sift into creamed mixture.

  4. Add vanilla.

  5. Roll out to 1/4 or 3/8-inch and cut with any shape cutter.

  6. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 400° about 8 to 10 minutes.

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