Tea Cakes(Sugar Cookies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. soft margarine
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
5 c. flour
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cream margarine and sugar.
Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Stir together dry ingredients and add alternately with milk.
If dough is sticky, add flour to handle.
Cut out with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 to 375\u00b0 for 8 minutes.
These are called sugar cookies now, but used to be called \"Tea Cakes.\"