Follow this beloved Southern tea cakes recipe and in no time you'll be enjoying pillowy soft and slightly sweet tea cakes with delicious frosting.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cakes, cookies, icing, tea
Servings: 4
Calories: 188kcal
Ingredients
1cupsoftened butter
1cupsugar
3eggs
3 1/2cupsself-rising flour
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Vanilla Icing (optional)
2tablespoonsbutter at room temperature
1/2cup confectioner's sugar
2tablespoons milk
1teaspoonvanilla extract
few dropsfood coloring, optional
Instructions
Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Add the eggs and mix again. Then add the vanilla and flour and mix well.
1 cup softened butter, 1 cup sugar, 3 eggs, 3 1/2 cups self-rising flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Roll your cookie dough out thinly on a floured surface and cut with a cookie or biscuit cutter. Place on a cookie sheet greased with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with colored sugar while warm or ice with the vanilla icing.
To make the simple vanilla icing
Cut the butter into the confectioner's sugar in a small bowl. Add the milk and vanilla and stir until smooth and creamy. If desired, add a few drops of food coloring and stir until blended.
2 tablespoons butter at room temperature, 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar, 2 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, few drops food coloring, optional
Spoon a small amount of icing into the center of each cookie and spread with the back of the spoon. Sprinkle rainbow sprinkles over the top while still wet and allow to dry for about an hour before stacking the cookies.