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I love family reunions. Sure, seeing family is wonderful, but the food is what I’m talking about. Who’s with me on this?

I was going through cookbooks and found one printed in 1992 that includes a bunch of family recipes. The cookbook was distributed at the annual family reunion. I would like to share one that is tried and true and really tasty. I love these because they aren’t overly sweet, but are addictive. I can’t eat just one. I like to dip mine in a hot mug of freshly brewed coffee.

Old Fashioned Tea Cakes
1 cup margarine, soft
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 tablespoons buttermilk
5 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Additional sugar

Cream butter and gradually add sugar. Beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add buttermilk and beat well. Combine flour and soda, gradually stirring into a creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Chill dough several hours or overnight.

Roll ¼ inch thick on lightly floured surface. Cut out 3 ½ inch circles (or desired shape). Place an inch apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle sugar on cookie tops (this is optional as I don’t always do it if I am going to be using these to dunk in coffee). Bake 7-8 minutes in 400 degree oven. It makes four dozen cookies.

This recipe is good to use with cookie cutters for birthday or holiday cookies.

Shannon
Potamus Prefers
http://www.potamusprefers.com/

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