Old Fashioned Sugar Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening (Crisco)
1 c. sugar (white)
2 eggs, well beaten
2 Tbsp. cream (Pet milk)
1 Tbsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. sifted cake flour (Swans Down)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Cream shortening
and sugar together; beat until light. Add eggs, cream
and
vanilla;\tmix
well.
With flour, baking powder and salt
(sifted
together), add to shortening, sugar, eggs, cream and vanilla mixture.\tBlend well.
Shape into 3 to 4 balls. Chill 1
hour.
Roll
out and cut in doughnut shapes. Bake 8 minutes at 375\u00b0 or until delicately brown.