1 cup butter (room temperature)
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
4 cups flour - sifted 3 times
3 tbsp. baking powder
1 tbsp. milk

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add milk, nutmeg and vanilla.

Sift flour and baking powder together and combine with other mixture. Add enough additional flour to roll out, then cut.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Makes 4 dozen tea cakes.