Best Ever Tea Cakes
- 1/2 c. butter (not margarine)
- 1/2 c. brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1 1/2 c. sifted Gold Medal flour
- 1 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
- 1/4 c. buttermilk
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Cream butter and all sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla.
- Sift flour; measure and sift again with baking powder, soda and nutmeg.
- Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to creamed mixture.
- Chill dough several hours or overnight.
- Roll out to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
- Cut into desired shapes.
- Space about 1/4-inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Prick tops with fork. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.
- Cakes don't have to be completely browned on tops, but bottoms should.
- Yield:
- about 6 dozen 2-inch tea cakes.
butter, brown sugar, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, sugar, egg, flour, cake flour, buttermilk
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=798867 (may not work)