Old Fashioned Tea Cakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 1/2 c sugar
3 sticks butter
4 c plain flour
3 tsp baking powder
2 tsp lemon extract (may use vanilla)

Preparation

Sift flour and baking powder, set aside.
Beat eggs thoroughly. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
Add 3 c of flour to mixture. Sprinkle remaining flour onto a large platter and knead dough. Don't roll too thin.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven until slightly brown. Store after cooled, in air tight container.