Southern Tea Cakes

Southern tea cakes are buttery, soft, a little bit sweet, fluffy and chewy. They look like a simple butter cookie but, they have more of a cake consistency. To me they kind of taste like sweet cornbread in a cookie/cake form. They aren't suppose to be super flavorful - but that doesn't mean they're not super delicious. These go perfectly with lemonade, sweet tea, or hot tea. I love making these in the springtime!

What You Need

1 cup of butter

1 1/2 cup of sugar

2 eggs

3 cups of flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 salt

1/2 cinnamon or nutmeg

1 teaspoon of vanilla

Directions

1- Preheat oven to 325

2- Cream together the butter and sugar, then beat in eggs one at a time and add in vanilla.

3- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and your choice of spice.

4- Combine dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

5- Once combined, cover and put in fridge until dough hardens (10 - 15 minutes)

6- On a floured surface roll out dough and cut into any shape. Add to a baking sheet and put in oven for 8-11 minutes.

Enjoy!