>From the All My Recipes website... ~~~~~
Old Fashion Tea Cakes 1 cup butter 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 3 eggs 4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cream of tartar Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour, baking soda and cream of tartar, then beat into creamed mixture. Divide the dough into 3 or 4 portions and roll them out, one at a time, on a lightly floured board to a thickness of 1/4-inch. Cut with a cookie cutter and transfer cutouts to a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. until lightly browned -- no longer than 10 minutes. ~~~~~~~~~~ Rhonda G in Missouri .