Tea Cakes

By LPGerrald

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 5 1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar. Add milk and vanilla to eggs. Sift dry ingredients. Add flour mixture and egg mixture alternately to creamed mixture until well blended. Chill.
Roll dough about 1/4" thick on floured surface and cut into circles with biscuit cutter. Bake on ungreased baking sheets at 375 degrees for 15 minutes, or until set and very lightly browned around edges.