Old-Fashioned Tea Cake Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. soft butter
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
5 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. flavoring (vanilla or almond)
1/2 c. milk

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
Beat til fluffy.
Add dry ingredients alternating with milk.
If still sticky, add more flour.
roll out on floured board and cutwith cookie cutters. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 8 minutes til top is slightly firm, but not brown.
Ice with powdered sugar glaze as desired.