Tea Cakes

This is my grandmothers recipe, and a family favorite. we only got to really see my grandparents on holidays and she always had a batch of these. They don't sound like much, and some people say they would be better with icing but no one in my family agrees! It's sort of like a sugar cookie, but not.

4 sticks butter
3 c sugar
1 c buttermilk
2 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
9 c flour...that's right 9

Mix everything together and bake at 350 for 12-15 min. You'll have to have a very large bowl and you won't be able to use a mixer with all that flour. I always make my mom be the one to mix it with her hands!