Old Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 sticks butter
1 Tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
3 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. milk
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Combine sugar, butter and eggs; blend thoroughly.
Sift flour with salt, baking powder and nutmeg.
Add to sugar mixture alternately with milk.
Mix until dough is smooth.
Drop balls of dough from an ice cream scoop onto a greased cookie sheet, or roll out dough about 1/2-inch thick on a floured cutting board and cut into desired shapes, then place on cookie sheet.
Bake in a 375\u00b0 oven for about 10 to 12 minutes.
Makes 2 1/2 dozen cakes.