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Old Fashioned Tea Cakes II
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Jacquetta Peace
"This delightful buttery cookie recipe has stood the test of time. Have some with an old fashioned cup of tea."
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Ingredients
servings 160Original recipe yields 18 servings (3 1/2 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Stir in eggs, and beat well. Sift together the flour, baking powder and nutmeg. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters and place onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 minutes in the preheated oven, cookies should brown slightly.
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- Reynolds® parchment can be used for easier cleanup/removal from the pan.
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Most helpful positive review
5/8/2001
One of my all time favorites while growing up. Brings back great memories.
Most helpful critical review
2/2/2015
These were pretty plain - if making again I would use cinnamon or a hint of a stronger flavor, like citrus or an extract, to give some more flavor. If the goal is simply to have a dipping biscu...
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5/8/2001
One of my all time favorites while growing up. Brings back great memories.
4/11/2007
Good butter cookies. The nutmeg absolutely makes this. Use whatever single spice you like, just so long as you like it, because the flavour really comes through. Would be fun (and tasty) to a...
2/4/2005
Wonderfully easy recipe!!! And delicious!!! Even the dough was yummy! I made these with a good friend with whom I love to experiment with recipes, and when making these cookies, we didn't even n...
1/3/2001
Everyone that has eating these old fashioned tea cakes 11, have really enjoed them. Thanks a lot Jacquetta Peace
2/4/2014
They were good with our tea. Sort of like a shortbread. They did take a little longer than 8 minutes-closer to 10.
12/31/2015
I loved it! The recipe was amazing and my family loved it tastes better with 1/2 or 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon and/or 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract for flavor
2/2/2015
These were pretty plain - if making again I would use cinnamon or a hint of a stronger flavor, like citrus or an extract, to give some more flavor. If the goal is simply to have a dipping biscu...