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Dainty Lady High Tea Cookies

By: Pamela Reed
Posted:5/30/14
Updated:10/15/19
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For today’s recipe we’re going to make some Dainty Ladies Cookies, perfect for your next High Tea!  Btw, here’s how to throw a tea party!

Hi Kitty Cats, are you busy?  Of course you are.  Look at you all working hard at taking a afternoon nap together.    But would you like to come to a tea party?  I promise it’ll be fun! Yes, you would? Awesome!
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Guess what.. you’re invited too!

This recipe is another one inspired by my Downton Abbey Cookbook (see this post for more details).  So many of you guys told me that I need to start watching the show so you have my word I’m going to start as soon as I catch up on Mad Men!    Dainty Ladies cookies were served primarily to female guests during the Edwardian Era during High Tea.  

This recipe is thought of as a extra special treat because it has coconut in it.  Because of the cost of importing coconut to Great Britain during this time guests would think of this as a very special occasion if these cookies were served.  How fancy was coconut? If the abbey had coconut it was locked up and only the butler of the house would have the key!

During High Tea many of the women wear white gloves.  Because these cookies are buttery women would remove their right glove and retrieve a cookie that the footman was presenting them.  We wouldn’t want those beautiful gloves getting all buttery now, would we?
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Hope you enjoyed the cookies FiFi Bofinkles.. I know you did by the amount of licking our lips you did afterwards. 🙂
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Delicious cookies that are perfect for your next high tea party!
By: Pamela Reed

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325. Line the bottom of a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon sheet.
  • In a large bowl whisk together flour, coconut, rolled oats, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
  • In a small pan over medium heat melt the butter into the corn syrup and water. Once the butter has melted, stir in the vanilla.
  • Pour the butter mixture into the flour mixture and stir until it is combined.
  • Let the dough sit for 5 minutes for the oats to soak up the butter mixture.
  • Roll into tablespoon size balls.
  • Place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool.
  • Enjoy

Notes

Makes 32 cookies.
Adapted from Edwardian Cooking, The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook by Larry Edwards
Did you make this?I love seeing what you’ve made! Tag me on Instagram at @BrooklynFarmGirl and don’t forget to leave a comment & rating below.

I hope you guys have a great weekend!  Enjoy it.. and eat some cookies!

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  1. dina says

    June 7, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    lovely cookies!

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  2. Jessica @ Sweet Menu says

    June 5, 2014 at 1:40 am

    Aww I love the look of these yummy cookies! And as a fellow cat person, your kittys are so cute!

    Reply
  3. Kelly says

    June 4, 2014 at 5:37 am

    Aaw, your kitties are so adorable ๐Ÿ™‚ These are such pretty cookies – love the coconut in here! I don’t have pretty gloves but I do love tea and these cookies sound perfect ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  4. Anna Johnston says

    June 4, 2014 at 3:46 am

    OMG… I am in love with your cats. They look like they have really fabulous personalities, just like their owner. ๐Ÿ™‚ Your cookies look delish, I shall bake some on the weekend.

    Reply
  5. Emma @ Fork and Good says

    June 3, 2014 at 7:38 am

    Anything that goes with tea is a winner. Love the little history lesson with them too, I love food and history combined ๐Ÿ™‚

    Also, I’d love a cookie please, if you’d be so kind as to throw one overseas?

    Reply
    • Pamela says

      June 3, 2014 at 10:02 am

      Ok, it’s on it’s way.. catch it Emma! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Sophie says

    June 2, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Lovely tasty cookies for you & for me! ๐Ÿ™‚ MMM,…I would love t have it now with my coconut cafรฉ latte!

    Reply
  7. Joanne says

    June 2, 2014 at 9:19 am

    These are definitely pinkies up but eat the whole pan kind of cookies!

    Reply
  8. Melanie @ Carmel Moments says

    June 2, 2014 at 8:28 am

    They look scrumptious! Well….of course they do. They have coconut. Coconut rules. Pinning.
    Have a marvelous day!

    Reply
  9. Laura @ Raise Your Garden says

    June 2, 2014 at 6:59 am

    Cutest cookies ever! Perfect for a baby or wedding shower. Dainty is the right word.

    I love cookies in the shape of balls The coconut flakes are perfect too. (I love Downton Abbey too but that’s a different story.) Hoping to visit Highclere Castle someday!!!

    Love the cat pics. Love them. Cats are just mysterious kind of folk.

    Reply
  10. Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says

    June 2, 2014 at 1:20 am

    How cute these are!!! I love the name ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  11. miss messy says

    June 1, 2014 at 7:39 pm

    Aww your grey cat is adorable! They all are! Lovely little cookies too

    Reply
  12. Beth says

    June 1, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    What pretty little cookies! Just perfect for high tea.

    Reply
  13. Chris @ Shared Appetite says

    June 1, 2014 at 9:24 am

    I’ll take a dozen… it’s acceptable to eat these for breakfast, right?! Hahaha

    Reply
  14. Samina | The Cupcake Confession says

    June 1, 2014 at 6:06 am

    I LOVE how informative this post is! Do I even need to mention that I am in LUURRVEEE with these cookies? <3

    Reply
  15. Abbe@This is How I Cook says

    June 1, 2014 at 1:31 am

    Very nice lady cookies. But I don’t have gloves!

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  16. Chocolate shavings says

    May 31, 2014 at 10:14 am

    These look good! Something tells me my cat wouldn’t stay very far from these either!

    Reply
  17. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    May 31, 2014 at 7:31 am

    I would love a couple of them for my afternoon tea too. They look super.
    Your kitties are so adorable :-))

    Reply
  18. Helen @ Scrummy Lane says

    May 31, 2014 at 4:06 am

    I’m English but have never heard of these cookies, Pamela. It seems that they were ahead of their time back there though in the cookies department because these sound delicious – I bet they melt in your mouth with all that lovely butter in. Definitely get watching Downton asap. It’s so addictive!

    Reply
  19. Gloria // Simply Gloria says

    May 30, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    Loving these pretty cookies, Pamela! I wish I wore pretty gloves and had some high tea about now! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  20. Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says

    May 30, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    These look delicious! It looks like your cats like butter (or anything baked with a lot of butter) too! I can’t get mine to leave me alone when I’m shooting buttery treats!

    I loved your little bit of history on tea! I wish I had an excuse to serve high tea ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  21. Emma @ Bake Then Eat says

    May 30, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    Oh yummy, I would love to have high tea with a plate of these on offer ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
  22. Suzanne says

    May 30, 2014 at 8:05 pm

    Such dainty little bites, perfect for a ladies tea. I could just see the genteel Lady Mary taking itty bitty nibbles. They do sound lovely!

    Reply
  23. Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says

    May 30, 2014 at 4:47 pm

    I want one with my coffee now and tomorrow morning. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  24. ela@GrayApron says

    May 30, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    The kitty must be right…now I’m jealous, I want one too!

    ela h.

    Reply
  25. Jersey Girl Cooks says

    May 30, 2014 at 11:15 am

    I wish I had one of these with the cup of coffee I have right now! Happy weekend!

    Reply

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