Tea Cakes

10 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. butter or margarine
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 Tbsp. cold water
  • 3 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. nutmeg
  • pecans (optional)
  • 5 to 6 c. flour (approximately)

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream soft butter, sugar and then eggs and water.
  2. 2
    Put salt and baking powder in 1 cup flour and add to ingredients.
  3. 3
    Work in flour until it is consistency to roll and cut or pinch off and roll with hands into small balls.
  4. 4
    Put on greased cookie sheet and press with fork.
  5. 5
    Bake at 350°.
  6. 6
    Makes about 100 cookies.

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