aunt burvin's southern tea cakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 1/2 cups self-rising flour

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 8 hrs 25 mins


• beat white sugar, confectioners' sugar, and butter together in a stand mixer until smooth and creamy. add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until fully incorporated. pour oil into sugar-butter mixture; beat until smooth. slowly add flour to sugar-butter mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until dough is stiff. refrigerate dough, 8 hours to overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• drop dough by the spoonful baking sheets.
• bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. work in batches if needed.