Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
4 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. almond or vanilla flavoring

Preparation

Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs, one at a time.
Mix well. Add baking powder, soda and salt to flour and sift.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternately with buttermilk.
Add flavoring and mix well.
Refrigerate dough for 1 hour, roll to 1/2-inch thickness, cut cookies and place on a cookie sheet.
May sprinkle tops with sugar.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes.