TEA CAKE SANDWICH COOKIES
Categories Cookies Milk/Cream Mixer Berry Bake Christmas Winter Jam or Jelly Bon Appétit
Yield Makes about 32
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Whisk flour and salt in medium bowl to blend well. Using electric mixer, beat butter and 2/3 cup sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in milk, lemon peel, and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and beat until blended. Gather dough into ball; divide in half. Flatten into disks. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 2 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep chilled. Let soften slightly before rolling out.)
- Roll out each dough disk between sheets of waxed paper to 14x11-inch rectangle, occasionally lifting waxed paper to smooth out wrinkles. Refrigerate dough on baking sheets, still between sheets of waxed paper, until cold and firm, about 30 minutes. Place 1 dough piece on work surface. Peel off top sheet of waxed paper. Press same waxed paper gently back onto dough. Turn dough over (still between waxed paper sheets). Peel off top sheet of waxed paper and discard. Using 2 1/4-inch scalloped round cutter and with dough still on waxed paper bottom, cut out cookies. Using 1- to 1 1/4-inch scalloped round cutter, cut out center from half of cookies. Gather dough centers and excess dough around cutouts; shape excess dough into disk and chill. Slide waxed paper with cutouts onto baking sheet and chill. Repeat with remaining dough disk, cutting out rounds, cutting centers from half of rounds to make top rings, and gathering and chilling excess dough. Roll out excess dough between sheets of waxed paper, making more cookie bottoms and top rings. Repeat rolling and cutting until all of dough is used.
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Spray 2 large baking sheets with nonstick spray. Using metal spatula to lift cutouts from waxed paper, transfer cookie bottoms to 1 prepared sheet and top rings to second sheet, spacing slightly apart (cookies spread very little). Sprinkle some top rings with colored sugar crystals (or leave plain to decorate later). Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until pale golden, about 8 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks; cool completely.
- Arrange cookie bottoms on work surface. Spread each with 1 teaspoon preserves. Sift powdered sugar over plain cookie rings or decorate with icing and sugar crystals or edible glitter as desired. Press 1 top ring onto each prepared cookie bottom. (Cookies can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight between sheets of waxed paper in refrigerator.)
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Adom Amponsah Michael
[email protected]Overall, I really enjoyed these cookies. They're a great addition to any tea party or afternoon snack.
Kako Lala
[email protected]I love the way these cookies look. They're so elegant and perfect for a special occasion.
Veronica FineArtCo
[email protected]These cookies are a bit time-consuming to make, but they're definitely worth the effort. They're so delicious and unique.
Aziz Musadiq
[email protected]I made these cookies for my book club and they were a huge hit! Everyone raved about how delicious they were.
Mia Natividad
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect gift for tea lovers.
Skeptic Ouch
[email protected]I've never made tea cookies before, but these were surprisingly easy to make. I'm definitely going to try more tea cookie recipes in the future.
Pre Dunks
[email protected]These cookies are a great way to use up leftover Earl Grey tea leaves.
Quintana Quintana
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cookies turned out flat and dense. They didn't look anything like the pictures.
TRT ERTUGAL BY PTV
[email protected]These cookies are so addictive! I can't stop eating them.
Kashan Iqbal
[email protected]I love the delicate flavor of these cookies. They're perfect for a special occasion.
Jacnews Jacnews
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too soft for my taste. I think I would have preferred them if they were a little crispier.
Baba Mero
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of Earl Grey tea, but I actually really liked these cookies. The flavor is subtle and not overpowering.
David Grecu
[email protected]These cookies are the perfect afternoon pick-me-up. They're light and fluffy, and the tea flavor is just right.
Maryam Al Mohi
[email protected]I was disappointed with these cookies. They were dry and crumbly, and the flavor was just okay.
Zarah Allen
[email protected]These cookies were so easy to make and they turned out so cute! I can't wait to make them again for my next tea party.
Mtembeni mtetwa
[email protected]I love the unique flavor of these cookies. The Earl Grey tea really shines through.
raheem chandio
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. I'll probably try making them again with less sugar next time.
Ishaaq Pathan
[email protected]I've made these cookies several times now and they always turn out perfect. They're the perfect balance of sweet and savory.
J Stewart
[email protected]These tea cake sandwich cookies were a hit at my last party! They were so easy to make and everyone loved them.