Tea Cakes

My husband’s great-grandmother’s tea cake recipe.

Original recipe makes 2 dozen tea cakes

Ingredients

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

  • PREP

    10 mins

  • COOK

    5 mins

  • READY IN

    15 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
  2. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl until creamy. Stir in flour, vanilla extract, baking powder, and baking soda until dough is well mixed. Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet.
  3. Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 174 kcal
Carbohydrates: 24.5 g
Cholesterol: 20 mg
Fat: 7.8 g
Fiber: 0.4 g
Protein: 1.7 g
Sodium: 101 mg

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