
These Previous Customary Tea Desserts are a basic from way back. Some individuals might name them shortbread cookies, however both manner they’re scrumptious.

Should you love old school recipes, additionally, you will love Kentucky Bourbon Balls. I’ve seen many recipes for these, however this one is genuine to an actual bourbon ball.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
You probably have adopted our web site for any period of time, then you realize we love old school recipes, and we love sharing our Grandmother’s recipes. This was one in all her favorites. She was from Mississippi, and he or she beloved to entertain her associates. She was very a lot a Southern Girl and beloved to make these for afternoon tea. She would all the time serve them on cute little plates.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
- Pecans or walnuts
- Butter,
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
SWAPS
There actually aren’t many swaps on this recipe until you need to change out the vanilla for almond, coconut, maple, and so forth. That’s actually about the one change that might be made, apart from leaving the nuts out altogether.
🍽️HOW TO MAKE
Probably the most time-consuming a part of this recipe is letting the dough get chilly. You don’t need the fats supply, the butter to warmth up when you are working with the dough, so it should be chilled.
COOKING STEPS
Step 1
Combine all elements with mixer till very crumbly. Take your arms and form right into a ball and put in fridge till strong sufficient to pinch off a chunk and flatten on a tough floor.

Step 2
Lower out shapes with cookie cutters.

Step 3
Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 levels about 25 minutes. Simply earlier than eradicating from oven, activate the broiler for about 45 seconds and let brown on prime.
⭐TIP
In case your dough get too gentle whereas reducing out the cookies, simply return to fridge for some time or between cooking.
SERVE THIS WITH
These scrumptious cookies are nice for Christmas and go nice with this Old Fashioned Snowball Cake. It’s a basic for a cause!
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
They don’t seem to be both.. truthfully they’ve form of a tough floor however they soften in your mouth. The butter retains them gentle.
Sure, it is a very previous recipe and that is the way in which we’ve all the time made them.

STORING
These cookies will hold for a number of months in an air-tight container. We make them originally of December and revel in them by the vacations.
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SERVING SIZE
This recipe makes 3-4 dozen relying on the dimensions of your cookie cutters.

Tea Desserts
Tea Desserts soften in your mouth. I’ve by no means come throughout anybody who does not like them. These buttery treats are generally referred to as shortbread cookies, however eithe manner they’re scrumptious.
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 2 sticks butter softened
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
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Combine all elements with mixer till very crumbly. Take your arms and form right into a ball and put in fridge till strong sufficient to pinch off a chunk and flatten on a tough floor. Lower out shapes with cookie cutters.
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Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 levels about 25 minutes. Simply earlier than eradicating from oven activate broiler for about 45 seconds and let brown on prime.
In case your dough get too gentle whereas reducing out the cookies, simply return to fridge for some time or between cookings.
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