Grandma's Old Fashioned Tea Cakes

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1 cup butter 
• 2  eggs 
• 3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 1.8 cups sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack
• cookie cutter

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; stir into the creamed mixture. Knead dough for a few turnns on a floured board until smooth. Cover and refrigerate until firm.
3. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness.
4. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
5. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.