Grandmothers Old Time Tea Cakes Recipes

GRANDMA'S TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs and extract; beat well. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Chill for 1-2 hours. Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls. Place 2-1/2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute on pan before removing to a wire rack.

GRANDMOTHER'S OLD-TIME TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Mix shortening and sugar together with pastry blender or two forks.
• Combine eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Stir wet ingredients into shortening/sugar mixture.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder together.
• Sift dry ingredients in with wet ingredients and mix thoroughly. Dough should be the correct consistancy to roll, so you may need to add or decrease the dry ingredients as necessary.
• Place dough on lightly floured board or pastry cloth and roll out to approximately 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut cookies with round cookie cutter (my grandmother used a 2-inch biscuit cutter) and place onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until just beginning to brown. Don't overcook!
• Store in a covered tin or plastic container.

GRANNY'S TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Cream shortening in a large bowl; gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• Mix well.
• Stir in extract.
• Cover and chill 1 hour.
• Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a floured surface.
• Cut with a 2 3/4 inch round cookie cutter; place on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• Sprinkle with sugar, if desired.

NEE NEE'S OLD TIMEY TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs and mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets, or a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for about 10 minutes until lightly brown.
• You can also "roll" this mixture out and use cookie cutters to make shapes.