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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!
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
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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!