Recipe of Full Afternoon Tea Menu

Swedish Tea Cookies

Other sweets (besides sweet scones) are often served with full tea or light tea.

Recipe Summary Swedish Tea Cookies

Sandwich cookies perfect for an afternoon tea party.

Ingredients | Full Afternoon Tea Menu

1 cup butter

2 cups all-purpose flour

⅓ cup light cream

⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration

½ cup butter

1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar

3 tablespoons evaporated milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Cut 1 cup of the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the cream and form the dough into a ball.

Roll dough out 1/2 inch thick and cut with a small round cutter. Roll cut circles in granulated sugar and place on ungreased cookies sheets. Prick cookies a few times with a fork.

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 10 minutes. Let cookies cool before frosting.

To Assemble: Frost bottoms of half of the cookies and place the remaining cookies on top to make sandwich cookies.

To Make Buttercream Frosting: Beat 1/2 cup of the butter until fluffy. Gradually add the confectioners' sugar. Beat in the evaporated milk and the vanilla. Adjust milk and confectioners' sugar amounts to get buttercream to a good spreading consistency.

Info | Full Afternoon Tea Menu

Servings: 30 Yield: 5 dozen

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