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The Best Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tablespoons Buttermilk
- 5 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
- In a mixer, cream butter until it is smooth. Gradually add in sugar and mix well.1 cup Butter, 2 cups sugar
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Add Buttermilk and mix well.3 Eggs, 2 tablespoons Buttermilk
- Sift flour and baking soda and add in batches to cream mixture. Mix well. Stir in vanilla. Place cookie dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and seal. Press dough into a disc and store in the refrigerator for 2 hours to overnight.5 cups All Purpose Flour, 1 teaspoon Baking Soda, 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Preheat oven to 375 and unwrap and diving dough into two sections. Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with your choice of cutter.
- Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Allow to cool and serve and enjoy!
Nutrition(All values are estimates only)
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
*Dough can be wrapped in freezer safe wrap and kept frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator when ready to use.
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