Is there a favorite food that you always associate with a holiday? My food for Christmas would be teacakes. My grandmother always made these for the grandchildren. They are not fancy but oh so good, a crunchy, kinda sweet, with a slight taste of nutmeg delight! They are fun to make with your kids or grandkids but be prepared for flour going everywhere when they are cutting them out! We had a great time making them last Sunday with the grandkids and friends.

Old Fashioned Tea Cakes

Great-Granny’s cookies that she always made for us for Christmas!  Now I make them with my grandchildren!

1 cup butter

1 ¾ cup sugar

2 eggs

3 cups all purpose flour

½ t baking soda

½ t salt

¼ t ground nutmeg

1 t vanilla extract

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.  Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.  Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.  Stir into the creamed mixture.  Knead dough for a few turns on a floured board until smooth.  Cover and refrigerate until firm.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface roll the dough out to ¼ inch thick.  Cut with cookie cutters.  Place cookies 1 ½ inch apart on cookie sheets.

Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven.  Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to wire rack to finish cooling.

The key to making a crunchy cookie is rolling it out thin enough.