Learn how to make delicious shortbread tea cookies using some basic ingredients you probably already have on hand.
These tea biscuits are good with tea (of course) but also coffee or ice cream!
I come from a family of five children and were all very close.
My parents were good about encouraging imagination and creativity (and maybe they just wanted some alone time?)
so we spent a lot of time doing crafts, playing games, baking, and more.
I pretty much had my Home Economics degree by the time I was 10!
One thing we loved to do as children was set up a tea party.
My mom would let us bake a very simple shortbread cookie recipe as part of our party.
We always paired our tea biscuits with a delicious tea beverage and wed dress up to attend.
Wed pick different names each time and use different accents .
wed crack each other up!
It was so fun pretending to be someone else from a different time.
Ah being a kid.
Yes, not only are these tea cookies, but there is actual tea in the cookies.
They aredelish.Although they are technically tea shortbread cookies, theyre also great with coffee.
So dont limit yourself.
Youll infuse the cookies with vanilla to add that perfect touch to the recipe.
Youll love the rich taste and sweet flavor!
Note: while this is a great summer recipe, its also perfect for Christmas.
you could use holiday tea, and they make a great gift.
Ingredients
Tips and tricks for this recipe:
Dont skip chilling the dough, however tempted you are.
With shortbread cookies it is particularly important because the butter firms up.
Then when they are baking, it slowly melts.
Your cookies will turn out light and flaky, with less spreading.
You want the butter softened but not melted.
Let your pan cool between batches of cookies (it helps to have two pans in rotation).
This keeps the cookies from spreading a lot.
Creaming the butter and sugar together separately makes sure they really incorporate before adding to other ingredients.
It prevents over mixing because you cant overbeat the butter and sugar!
They are my absolutely favorite and cook baked items so evenly.
The edges should be golden brown and set.
These cookies should stay fresh for approximately five days at room temperature after baking.
Im IN LOVE with this tea biscuits recipe!
and Im going to give the rest of the tea cookies away to my neighbors as gifts.
Get the printable recipe below.
