Description
Sweet southern tea cake cookies provide a nostalgic taste of Southern hospitality. Delicate, buttery rounds carry generations of family tradition while offering warm comfort with each tender bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 stick (113 g) unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and ground nutmeg in a medium bowl, ensuring complete and uniform distribution of dry ingredients.
- Utilize an electric mixer to vigorously cream butter and granulated sugar until the mixture transforms into a light, fluffy consistency, approximately 4-5 minutes.
- Reduce mixer speed and integrate egg and vanilla extract, blending until the wet ingredients harmonize smoothly.
- Incrementally fold the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring until a cohesive dough forms without overmixing.
- Refrigerate the prepared dough for 30 minutes to enhance flavor development and improve texture.
- Heat the oven to 325˚F (163˚C) while dividing the chilled dough into 12 uniform portions, gently rolling each into precise spherical shapes.
- Position dough spheres on a baking sheet with adequate spacing, then delicately flatten each cookie’s surface using the bottom of a clean glass.
- Bake for precisely 10 minutes, watching for subtle golden edges as an indication of optimal doneness. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain the cookies’ shape during baking.
- Dust the cookies with powdered sugar for an extra touch of sweetness and a classic Southern presentation.
- Use room temperature butter and egg to ensure smooth blending and consistent texture in the dough.
- Customize the spice profile by experimenting with additional warm spices like cinnamon or cardamom for a unique flavor twist.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 115 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 55 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 22 mg