Grandma's Old Fashion Tea Cakes

Original recipe makes 2 dozen Change Servings

    1 cup butter

    1 cups white sugar

    2 eggs

    3 cups all-purpose flour

    1/2 teaspoon baking soda

    1/2 teaspoon salt

    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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. 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.
2. 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. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
3. 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 and place in a big jar.

Coconut Pecan Cake

Great after church cake on a hot day...just because it kept in the ice box because the icing is make up with cool whip and sour cream.

1 box Duncan Hines Classic Yellow Cake Mix for a highest cake uses two boxes
or uses a yellow cake recipes of your choice. Bake cakes and let cool.

Icing

1 16 oz tub cool whip
1 8 oz sour cream
1 cup sugar ( extra fine)
1/2 cup chop pecan
2 teaspoon coconut flavor
mix cool whip and sour cream  together adding sugar and pecan. next add coconut flavor.blend well until smooth. when icing the cake place a lot on that bottom layer and than icing the top layer. keep cold