Grandma'S Tea Cakes(My Favorite Cookie When I Went To Grandma'S.) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 c. flour
6 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. nutmeg
4 eggs
2 c. sugar
2 sticks butter
1 c. milk
dash of salt
any decorations you like

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients.
Cream sugar and butter; add the eggs to the mixture.
Mix well, adding flour, 1 cup at a time.
Add milk a little at a time until dough is easy to knead.
Remove a portion of dough the size of a softball, flour sparingly and roll out to thickness of a pencil.
Select your favorite cookie cutter to cut out shapes.
Place cookies 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet, decorate and bake at 350\u00b0 until edges are brown (about 8 to 10 minutes).