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Tea Cakes

Recipe Type:	Dessert and Breads
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 cup shortening (may use butter) 1 cup milk 3-5 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder Salt to taste Nutmeg to taste
Directions:
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and mix well. Sift 3 cups flour with baking powder, salt and nutmeg; add alternately with milk to sugar-shortening-egg mixture. Add enough additional flour to make dough stiff enough to roll. Roll out on floured surface. Cut with biscuit cutter and place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes or until brown.