Southern Tea Cakes
Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup or less milk (we used Silk and it turned out well)
Mix all dry ingredients, cut in shortening. Next, add eggs and vanilla. Mix. If it’s too crumbly, add a little milk at a time until you get the cookie dough consistency. Drop onto cookie sheet. Bake at 425 degrees until lightly brown on the edges, I think mine took around 5 minutes or so. Enjoy!
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| The back of the cookie when NOT burnt, as was my first batch! |
These look really good. I need to try this recipe!
I’ve never tried tea cakes. They seem like a cross between cakes and cookies. They sound pretty tasty.
These tea cake slook great. I am going to make these, It nice to have a cookie or cake without icing to compliment other desserts. Thanks for sharing.
Yummy, I like things like this that are not so rich! I will have to give them a try one day. Visiting from A Creative Princess party. have a great weekend.
These look tasty!
I stumbled this post!
As a side note, I suggest putting them on a rack to cool when you first take them out of the oven, otherwise the heat from the pan will continue to cook them!