Tea cakes
Tea cakes recipe in the christmas category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 stick butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup plain Crisco
- 3 tablespoons sweet milk
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Tea cake icing:
- 1 large bag powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- Enough milk to bring to right consistency for frosting
- Paste food colors
Recipe method:
- Cream sugar, butter and shortening together very well.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time. Then add milk.
- Sift together flour and baking powder. Add in two parts, mixing well.
- Add vanilla and mix well. Chill dough for two hours.
- On floured board, and with stockinette cover on rolling pin, roll to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut with cookie cutters.
- Place cookies on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes, or until cookies are golden brown.
- Remove to cooling racks and when completely cool, frost with tea cake icing.
- Tea cake icing:
- Mix all ingredients in mixer except for paste food colors.
- When icing can be easily spread with a knife, transfer to small bowls or teacups, dividing evenly.
- Be sure to leave some plain white icing for accent purposes.
- Color rest of icing with paste food colors in the desired amounts and hues, stirring with toothpick.
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