Tea Cake Cookies 1 cup butter softened 2 cups sugar 3 eggs 2 tablespoonfuls buttermilk 5 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla Combine butter and 2 cups sugar gradually beating well. Add eggs 1 at a time beating well Add buttermilk beating well Combine flour and baking powder Gradually add flour to creamed mixture Stir in vanilla Chill dough for several hours Roll dough to 1/4 inch on lightly floured surface. Cut with cookie cutters Place 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet Sprinkle with sugar Baker at 400 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes and remove to cool Makes 4 dozen cookies
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