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Grandma’s Tea Cakes




Source of Recipe


Southern Living Annual Recipes, 1990


Recipe Introduction


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List of Ingredients




1 cup shortening

1-1/2 cups sugar

3 eggs

4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup buttermilk

1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract

Sugar (optional)


Recipe



1. 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.

2. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing well. Stir in extract. Cover; chill 1 hour.

3. 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 F. for 15 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Sprinkle with sugar, if desired.

Yield: 4 dozen cookies.