Old Fashion Tea Cakes 
Ingredients
* 1 teaspoon baking soda 
4 cups flour 
3 eggs 
2 teaspoons vanilla 
2 cups sugar 
1 cup butter 
2 teaspoons cream of tartar 

Directions 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. 
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
Sift together flour, baking soda and cream of tartar, then beat into creamed mixture. 
Divide the dough into 3 or 4 portions and roll them out, one at a time, on a lightly floured board to a thickness of 1/4-inch. 
Cut with a cookie cutter and transfer cutouts to a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. 
until lightly browned -- no longer than 10 minutes.