Tea Cakes

Description My husband’s great-grandmother’s tea cake recipe. Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1 ½ cups white sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl until creamy. … Read more

Chef John’s Russian Tea Cakes

Description As the old joke goes, these Russian tea cakes might not be Russian, but at least they’re not cakes. No one knows exactly how these came to be known as Russian tea cakes but, nevertheless, they are quite delicious. Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1 ⅓ cups confectioners’ sugar, divided 1 cup finely … Read more