Favorite Old Fashion Tea Cakes
Soft, lightly sweet, and full of nostalgia, old-fashioned tea cakes are a classic Southern treat. Perfect with coffee or tea, these simple cookies bring back homemade comfort in every bite.
Servings 48 cookies
Calories 108kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tablespoon whole milk
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg or lemon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 cups all purpose flour My Mawmaw was very specific about the flour being sifted 3 times!
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar, add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add milk, nutmeg or lemon, and vanilla. In another bowl sift flour, baking powder and salt together and combine with other wet ingredients.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bakein oven at 325 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 3 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Cook time will depend on how large and thick you cut the cookies. For crisp cookies, roll as thinly as you can. Transfer the cut cookies to the cookie sheet using a thin spatula. These cookies won't get golden brown. They'll be ready with the edges turn slightly brown and they do not appear shiny but more of a matte finish in the center of the cookie.
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