nana's tea cakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. beat in the eggs, one at a time then stir in the vanilla. combine the flour and baking powder, stir into the mixture alternately with the milk. drop dough by spoonfuls or roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch in thickness. cut with cookie cutters into desired shapes. place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart an ungreased cookie sheet.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.