Grandma Bryan's Tea Cakes

By stkappleto

An easy and delicious sugar cookies recipe.

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• a pinch of salt
• 1 scant cup shortening
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla or lemon flavoring

Preparation

Step 1

Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Use a pastry blender to cut in the shortening. Then add eggs and flavoring.

Roll to about 1/2 inch thickness and cut cookies with a glass or cookie cutters. Bake at 350 F until lightly brown, about 12 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar or cool and frost.