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.
Join us for a morning of fall fun on the farm! Take a tour of the dairy barn and ride the tractor hay ride around the pastures. Learn more about our raw milk, pastured eggs, and grass fed meats. Meet all the happy cows, chickens, and pigs that make it all possible, then try your hand at milking the cows! Enjoy fun fall crafts like pumpkin painting.