Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 Tbsp. buttermilk
5 c. plain flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add buttermilk and beat well.
Combine flour and soda.
Gradually stir into creamed mixture.
Stir in vanilla.
Chill dough overnight.
Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface.
Cut out with cookie cutter.
Place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 7 to 8 minutes.