Dainty Tea Cookies – Thanks to my dearest friend Regina for sharing these beautiful and dainty tea cookies. Only a few ingredients and you have a buttery, melt in your mouth cookie that’s the perfect Christmas or anytime cookie. Enjoy!

These cookies are like the ones you see at the fancy bakery’s all throughout the year. They are most popular during the holiday season. The recipe is so simple that they’re easy enough to make for any occasion. Add any filling in the center such as nuts or chocolate for a nice variety. You can get candied maraschino cherries in most grocery stores or online. I highlighted the links for the green and red I found on Amazon. But, look in the baking isle for them. Also, you can change around the extracts for a distinctive flavor. Of course vanilla extract always works. 

A message from Regina: I like to make these cookies during Christmas-time. The color of the cherries and the poinsettia shape of the cookie press make it so festive. These are one of my daughter’s favorite cookies. She scoops up a few right away just to be sure she gets some.

Dainty Tea Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/8 tsp fine sea or kosher salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp extract (almond, brandy, rum, vanilla…your choice)
• red and green candy maraschino cherries cut in half

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Sift together flour and salt.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add egg and mix thoroughly.
5. Add dry ingredients.
6. Add extract.
7. Put into a cookie gun with the flower disk.
8. Press onto un-greased pans. Then add a 1/2 candied cherry into the middle of each cookie.
9. Bake for about 4- 6 minutes. Check after 4 minutes. Try not to let them get too dark or burn. Cool on wire racks.

Enjoy the buttery deliciousness! 

Here’s a few more delicious cookie recipes to enjoy…

White Chocolate Pudding Cookies

Easy Caramel Apple Spice Cookies

Iced Carrot Cake Cookies

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Dainty Tea Cookies

Thanks to my dearest friend Regina for sharing these beautiful and dainty tea cookies. Only a few ingredients and you have a buttery, melt in your mouth cookie that’s the perfect Christmas or anytime cookie. Enjoy!

Course Christmas Cookies, Christmas Desserts, Classic Recipes, Cookies, Dessert

Cuisine American, French, Italian

Keyword Christmas Cookies, cookies, sugar cookies, Tea Cookies

Author Regina

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/8-1/4 tsp fine sea or kosher salt
• 1 tsp extract (almond, brandy, vanilla, rum…your choice)
• red and green maraschino cherries, cut in half

Instructions

1. 1.Preheat oven to 450 to 500 degrees

   2.Sift together flour & salt.

   3.Cream butter and sugar.

   4.Add egg and mix thoroughly.

   5.Add dry ingredients.

   6.Add extract.

   7.Put into a cookie gun with the flower disk.

   8.Press onto un-greased pans. Then add a 1/2 candied cherry into the middle of each cookie.

   9.Bake for about 4- 6 minutes. Do not let them burn. Cool on wire racks. Enjoy!

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