Aunt Burvin's Southern Tea Cakes recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 cup vegetable oil
4 ½ cups self-rising flour

Nutrition Info

293.5 calories
carbohydrate: 31.1 g
cholesterol: 35.8 mg
fat: 17.5 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 2.9 g
saturatedFat: 6.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 358.1 mg
sugar: 13.7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Beat white sugar, confectioners' sugar, and butter together in a stand mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract, beat until fully incorporated. Pour oil into sugar-butter mixture, beat until smooth. Slowly add flour to sugar-butter mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until dough is stiff. Refrigerate dough, 8 hours to overnight.

  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  3. Drop dough by the spoonful onto baking sheets.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Work in batches if needed.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

This recipe was passed down from my great-aunt Burvin. Tea cakes are a less-sweet, puffy cookie. Enjoy!

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