Back-Home Tea Cakes
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 - 12:49am

Ingredients




1/2 cup Shortening
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
2 cups All-purpose flour
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1/4 cup Milk
Sugar

Preparation

1 Cream shortening; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, mixing well. 2 Cover and chill 2 hours. 3 Work half of dough at a time, and store remainder in refrigerator. Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a 2-inch cookie cutter; place on greased cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Sprinkle with sugar. Cool. 4 Yields 3dozen. Mary Lou Adkins, Sulphur, LA.