Dropped Tea Cakes
Serves: about 3 dozen
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1⅛ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ⅛ cup buttermilk
  • ¾ teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
  1. Heat oven to 375*F
  2. Cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
  3. Add eggs, beating well.
  4. Combine flour, baking powder, soda and nutmeg, add to creamed mixture, alternately with buttermilk, mixing well.
  5. Stir in almond extract.
  6. Drop dough by large tablespoons onto a lined cookie sheet. (use parchment or silicone liner or grease)
  7. Bake at 375* for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
  8. Cool on racks.
Recipe by at https://www.theorangebee.com/oma-wuests-tea-cakes/