Southern Iced Tea Cakes
Source of Recipe
Mom's Cooking (TV show)
Tea Cakes
Cookies � Makes 20 � 25 cookies
�3/4 cup sugar
�1/2 cup oil
�2 eggs
�1 tsp vanilla
�3 cups self rising flour
1.Place 2 eggs in a bowl.
2.Add the sugar, oil and vanilla to the mixture and combine with a mixer.
3.Add 2 cups of flour and continue to mix by hand.
4.Add last cup of flour in gradually.
5.Lightly flour board or cloth and gently kneed until dough. Roll the dough until 1/8 of an inch thick.
6.Grease a cookie sheet with shortening.
7.Cut out cookies.
8.Cookie cutter of any shape will work.
9.Cook 8 - 10 min at 375 degrees. Cool before icing.
Icing
�1 stick melted butter
�1 box (1 lb) of powdered sugar
�1 tsp vanilla
�7 Tbsp milk
1.Melt 1 stick butter over low heat.
2.Add full box powdered sugar.
3.Add milk and vanilla, mix.