Old-Fashioned Christmas Tea Cakes

Old-Fashioned Christmas Tea Cakes
Sometimes the old recipes are the best.

l cup margarine
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3½ cups all-purpose flour

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a baking sheet.
3. In a large bowl, beat together sugar and margarine until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in eggs and nutmeg. Beat in flour ½ cup at a time, beating until blended and smooth.
5. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls onto floured surface. Roll cakes out to ¼” thickness.
6. Place cakes 1” apart on prepared baking sheet.
7. Bake cakes in batches until golden and set, approximately 10 minutes.
8. Transfer baking sheet to a wire rack to cool.