Aunt Neals Old Fashioned Tea Cakes

Submitted by kimbearly

"this recipe came from a gooseberry patch cookbook as requested from heather feather. it is attributed to ana kelly's(birmingham alabama)aunt cornelia.........ana kelly stated that these date back to the turn of the 20th century."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 2 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• sparkling white sugar

directions

1. beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
2. gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well.
3. add egg and vanilla;beat well.
4. combine flour,salt,baking soda and baking powder.
5. beat into batter alternatly with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
6. shape dough into 2 discs,wrap well and refridgerate at least 1 hour.
7. roll each disc to a 1/4 inch thickness on a floured surface.
8. cut with a 3 inch cutter, place 1 inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
9. sprinkle with sugar.
10. bake at 400 degrees for 7-8 minutes.
11. cool 1 minute and move to wire racks.

Reviews

[HeatherFeather]

These are very good. Soft and tender cookies, very pretty with the sparkly sugar on top. These are not very,very sweet (which makes them a very good choice for dunking in coffee or tea, as the recipe name implies). I was able to get 3 dozen cookies. A nice light tasting cookie. Thanks for sharing.