Old-Fashioned Tea Cookies Recipe

Old-Fashioned Tea Cookies Recipe Rating 5

These buttery, rich tasting treats help me and the ladies in my card club overcome the dark days of winter. It's nice to end our card parties on a sweet note.—Peggy Tucker, Mantachie, Mississippi

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Old-Fashioned Tea Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min./batch
  • Yield: 24 Servings
15 20 35

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups self-rising flour
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour. Roll dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly with fingers.
  • Bake at 325° for 17-20 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Yield: 4 dozen.

Editor's Note: As a substitute for each cup of self-rising flour, place 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to measure 1 cup.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 128 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 24 mg cholesterol, 211 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Old-Fashioned Tea Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 2002, p48

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Reviewed on Mar. 13, 2012 by cathimom

Great for "tea parties" with the little girls!

 
 
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