Tea Cookies
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Serves:
About 5 dozen
Prep:
1 Hr
Cook:
30 Min
Ingredients
- 2 oz pkg
- silvered almonds
- 2 c
- unsalted butter
- 1 lg
- egg
- 16 0z pkg
- powdered sugar
- 1 tsp
- vanilla
- 5 c
- all purpose flour
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 60
- cloves (optional)
How to Make Tea Cookies
- 1Pulse
Almonds in a food processor until finely chopped - 2Beat
Butter at medium speed with heavy duty electric mixer until creamy Add egg beating just until yellow disappears. Gradually add 1 cup powdered sugar, beating at low speed until blended, beat 1 minute Add vanilla and almonds, and beat until blended. - 3Combine
Flour and baking powder, gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended after each addition. - 4Pinch
Off 1-inch pieces of dough shape into crescents Insert a clove into each cookie, if desired, place on ungreased baking sheets. - 5Bake
At 350 for 25 minutes, remove to wire racks to cool 30 minutes roll in remaining powdered sugar - 6If not using a heavy duty mixer, add 3 cups flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until smooth Knrad n remaining flour until dough is smooth and holds together.
