Southern Tea Cakes

Steps

1. 1Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Stir in the vanilla extract and then add the eggs, one at a time. Add buttermilk until incorporated.
2. 2Gradually add the flour and baking soda into the creamed butter mixture until just combined.
3. 3Divide the dough in half and wrap well in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour to overnight.
4. 4When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350º. Remove the dough from the refrigerator 15 minutes before rolling out on a lightly floured surface. Cut the dough with cookie cutters and place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Optional: Scoop cookie dough by the tablespoon-sized cookie scoop and place onto parchment-lined cookie sheet.
5. 5Bake until lthe edges are lightly browned, about 10 to 12 minutes.