Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. plus 2 Tbsp. sugar
2 eggs
2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 Tbsp. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter
and
sugar.
Beat well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
Add eggs, beating well.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda and nutmeg; add alternately with buttermilk
to the creamed mixture, mixing well.
Stir in vanilla.
Drop
by
tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at
375\u00b0
for
10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Cool slightly and
move
to wire racks to cool completely.
Makes 3 dozen.