Tea Cakes I

This is a really good tea cake that is easy to make.

Servings: 24

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1 1 / 2 cups ( or 300g ) white sugar
• 1 / 2 cup ( or 100g ) shortening
• 4 cups ( or 500g ) all – purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ( or 5g ) baking soda
• 1 / 2 teaspoon ( or 3g ) salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C ).
2. Mix shortening and sugar well. Add eggs. Mix dry ingredients together and add to shortening mixture until dough is stiff and doesn’t seem sticky ( you may not need to add all of the flour ).
3. Roll out on a floured board. Cut into shapes. Decorate with sprinkles or colored sugar. Re – roll trimmings and cut into shapes until all of the dough has been used.
4. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets for 8 to 9 minutes.