English Tea Cart Wafers Recipes

ENGLISH TEA CART WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg yolks and the vanilla and beat until smooth. Combine the flour and baking powder. Stir to combine with butter mixture.
• Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place dough in a cookie press with a 1-inch bar cookie disc with 3 stripes. Press out dough 2 inches apart. Bake until set, but not brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.
• Place glaze ingredients in a double boiler over low heat. Stir frequently until chocolate is melted and sugar dissolves. Dip each end of half of the wafers in the glaze. Return to the rack to dry.
• Gently spread raspberry preserves on the flat side of each undipped wafer. Top each spread wafer with a chocolate dipped wafer to make a sandwich. Handle very carefully. Do not freeze. Store in a cool place for up to 3 weeks.

ENGLISH TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls into greased miniature muffin cups; flatten slightly. Press a walnut half into the center of each., Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

TEA CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture (the dough will be soft). , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until the edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CREAM WAFERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter, flour and cream. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until easy to handle. , Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 1-1/4-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Prick each cookie 3-4 times with a fork. , Bake 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool., In a small bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough cream to achieve desired consistency. Remove half to another bowl; tint one portion of filling with red food coloring and the other half with green. Carefully spread filling on bottom of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.