Old Timey Tea Cakes

• Total Time: 22 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 5 dozen t ...

• 1 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Sift all dry ingredients together; set aside.
2. Cream margarine and sugar together well.
3. Add eggs; cream well.
4. Stir in dry ingredients and vanilla extract.
5. Mix well.
6. Drop by tsp.
7. onto a greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 375 degrees until done.
9. Remove from cookie sheet.
10. Cool then store in a tin or airtight container.

Reviews

[Yourrose99]

These are so good. My boys loved them!

[Rae England]

I haven't made this yet, but I plan to. Sugar is treated as a liquid. I learned that watching Alton Brown!

[JaeElle]

I think the directions in this recipe could be a bit clearer. For example, first you are directed to mix all dry ingredients (which I thought included sugar), then you are instructed to cream together margarine and sugar - not possible if you followed first direction. I also think a general cooking time should be included. Mine took 6-8 minutes per batch. I have been trying to eat healthier these days, so I tried substituting whole wheat flour for the regular. Well, this was great for me. But thinking I'd pull one over on the kids I decided to add orange and black sprinkles and give these out as Halloween treats. My thinking was that after a night of collecting all of the sugar our town has to offer, a little whole wheat may do the kids some good. Well, as I said, the end result was great for me, I can't wait to have a cup of coffee with them in the morning. But I think the kids will smell the healthier change a mile away - it is quite obvious unfortunately. But overall, a nice recipe.