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Tea Cookies

for Brunch or an Afternoon Tea Party

These delicate tea cookies are made from cake flour, orange juice, whipped meringue, and sweetened coconut.

Serve them for a tea party, as part of a brunch menu, or for dessert.

Feathery soft coconut tops these melt in your mouth teacakes.

They are not overly sweet and have a hint of orange flavor which pairs well with tea.

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Tea Cookies Recipe

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Prep Time: 25 minutes

Baking Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon grated orange rind
4 Tablespoons butter or shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, unbeaten
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup orange juice

Meringue
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4 Tablespoons sugar
1 egg white, stiffly beaten

Topping
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1/2 can sweetened shredded coconut

Kitchen Equipment:

2 large mixing bowls
flour sifter or fine mesh sieve
10" x 15" x 1" baking sheet, greased

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 1: In a large mixing bowl, sift the cake flour once, then add baking powder and sift together three more times. Set aside. (Do not skip this step as the sifting helps form the fine cake texture of the cookie.)

Step 2: In a second mixing bowl, add the 1 Tablespoon grated orange rind to 4 tablespoons butter and cream together. Add 1 cup and cream together well. Add 1 egg and beat until light and fluffy.

Step 3: Begin to add the flour, alternately with the milk and orange juice about a third at a time, beating well after each addition until the batter is smooth.

Step 4: Pour into a greased 15" x 10" x 1" baking sheet.

Step 5: To make the meringue, beat 4 Tablespoons of granulated sugar into 1 egg white with an electric mixer until smooth and satiny. Spread the meringue in a thin layer over the batter.

Step 6: Place baking sheet into a preheated 350 degree F. oven and bake for 25 minutes. Cool and cut into strips or diamonds.

Makes 2 dozen tea cookies.

Old-Fashioned Tea Party Cookbook

If you are searching for more information on hosting a tea party, this cookbook has a lot of good information and recipes and is available from my website.

Old-Fashioned Tea Party Recipes Cookbook

This unique teacake recipes cookbook contains more than just recipes. There is a wonderful history of tea in America, how a formal tea party was hosted in early American times, photos and descriptions of early tea sets, instructions on how to set your table for a tea, explanations of the different types of tea, instructions on how to brew a perfect pot of tea, and tea etiquette.

The recipes in this book are meant to complement a tea party and contain authentic early American recipes including Tea Sandwiches, Scones and Biscuits, Tarts and Pastries, and Cakes. This book also includes a handy baking and cooking chart on the back page for weights, measurements, and substitutions. See a list of recipes included and more information.

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