Category: Food & Tea Pairings

Heart-Shaped Sugar Cookies: Easy Cut-Out Cookies for Tea Time

Heart-shaped sugar cookies are simple enough for an ordinary afternoon tea but pretty enough for Valentine’s Day, bridal showers, Mother’s Day, engagement parties, or any occasion that calls for something a little sweeter. The best tea-time sugar cookie should be buttery and vanilla-scented, with lightly crisp edges and a tender center. It should also hold …

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Viennese Biscuits Recipe: Buttery Piped Cookies for Tea Time

Viennese biscuits are delicate piped butter cookies with crisp ridges, a tender crumb, and the kind of rich buttery flavor that makes them particularly well suited to a pot of tea. They look elegant enough for afternoon tea, but the dough itself is remarkably simple: butter, powdered sugar, flour, cornstarch, and vanilla. The distinctive appearance …

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