Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1/4 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. soda
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 tsp. vanilla
5 c. flour, sifted

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs, one at a time and beat. Add buttermilk.
Combine all dry ingredients and sift into creamed mixture.
Add vanilla.
Roll out to 1/4 or 3/8-inch and cut with any shape cutter.
Bake on greased cookie sheets at 400\u00b0 about 8 to 10 minutes.