Old Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine
3 eggs
5 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
additional sugar

Preparation

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
Add buttermilk and beat well. Combine flour and soda; gradually stir into creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla.
Chill dough overnight.
Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on lightly floured surface.
Cut into rounds with a cookie cutter.
Place 1-inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Remove to wire rack.
Cool completely.