Aunt Neal's Old-Fashioned Tea Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup milk 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 cup sugar 
• 24 servings sparkling sugar white
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• oven
• hand mixer
• wax paper

Directions

1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well.
2. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
3. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
4. Mix at low speed after each addition just until blended. Shape dough into 2 discs. Wrap in wax paper, and chill at least 1 hour.
5. Roll each disc to 1/4" thickness on a floured surface.
6. Cut with a 3 1/2" round cutter; place 1" apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
7. Sprinkle with sparkling sugar.
8. Bake at 400 for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on baking sheets; remove to wire racks to cool.