Old Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
5 cups self rising flour
2 Tbsp. ice water
5 eggs
dash of nutmeg

Preparation

Cream sugar, shortening, salt and nutmeg together.
Add eggs and ice water and then flour.
Roll on a floured board and cut into shapes.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10 - 15 minutes or until brown around edges.
While still warm, remove from baking sheet and sprinkle with powdered sugar.