Tea Cakes (Old Fashioned Recipe)
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/03c66414-7fae-471d-8c96-4ac9ebce9b7b
Original source: https://www.dessertfortwo.com/tea-cakes-for-a-good-cause/

Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon milk
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Sugar & freshly grated nutmeg for sprinkling on top

Instructions
1. In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
2. Add the vanilla, egg yolks and milk; beat well.
3. Whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda in a separate small bowl. Pour 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter and beat until just combined. Add another 1/3 of the flour and continue beating lightly. Finally, add the last flour and beat until just combined—do not overmix.
4. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
5. When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°.
6. Lightly flour a work surface and dump the dough out onto it. Then, using a small rolling pin, roll the dough into a ¼” rectangle and cut out 8 circles with a 2 ½” round cookie or biscuit cutter.
7. Reroll the scraps to get 4 more cookies. Place cookies a greased (or parchment paper lined) baking sheet, sprinkle lightly with sugar and freshly grated nutmeg, and bake for 9 minutes. The cookies should not have any brownness around the edges, however, they will be puffed in the middle. Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before moving to wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy with tea.