Mississippi Tea Cakes

          

This is my mother’s recipe, her mother’s recipe, and so on… Basic, simple, down-home and delicious!! My grandmother’s advice is to enjoy warm with a big glass of ice-cold milk!!! Poor folks’ heaven!!!

Original recipe makes 3 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup buttermilk

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    10 mins

  • READY IN

    50 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; beat into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets.
  3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 72 kcal
Carbohydrates: 11 g
Cholesterol: 13 mg
Fat: 2.8 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 1 g
Sodium: 53 mg

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