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!
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?
Hope you enjoyed the cookies FiFi Bofinkles.. I know you did by the amount of licking our lips you did afterwards. 🙂
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
I hope you guys have a great weekend! Enjoy it.. and eat some cookies!
dina says
lovely cookies!
Jessica @ Sweet Menu says
Aww I love the look of these yummy cookies! And as a fellow cat person, your kittys are so cute!
Kelly says
Aaw, your kitties are so adorable ๐ 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 ๐
Anna Johnston says
OMG… I am in love with your cats. They look like they have really fabulous personalities, just like their owner. ๐ Your cookies look delish, I shall bake some on the weekend.
Emma @ Fork and Good says
Anything that goes with tea is a winner. Love the little history lesson with them too, I love food and history combined ๐
Also, I’d love a cookie please, if you’d be so kind as to throw one overseas?
Pamela says
Ok, it’s on it’s way.. catch it Emma! ๐
Sophie says
Lovely tasty cookies for you & for me! ๐ MMM,…I would love t have it now with my coconut cafรฉ latte!
Joanne says
These are definitely pinkies up but eat the whole pan kind of cookies!
Melanie @ Carmel Moments says
They look scrumptious! Well….of course they do. They have coconut. Coconut rules. Pinning.
Have a marvelous day!
Laura @ Raise Your Garden says
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.
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes says
How cute these are!!! I love the name ๐
miss messy says
Aww your grey cat is adorable! They all are! Lovely little cookies too
Beth says
What pretty little cookies! Just perfect for high tea.
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
I’ll take a dozen… it’s acceptable to eat these for breakfast, right?! Hahaha
Samina | The Cupcake Confession says
I LOVE how informative this post is! Do I even need to mention that I am in LUURRVEEE with these cookies? <3
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
Very nice lady cookies. But I don’t have gloves!
Chocolate shavings says
These look good! Something tells me my cat wouldn’t stay very far from these either!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I would love a couple of them for my afternoon tea too. They look super.
Your kitties are so adorable :-))
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
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!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
Loving these pretty cookies, Pamela! I wish I wore pretty gloves and had some high tea about now! ๐
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
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 ๐
Emma @ Bake Then Eat says
Oh yummy, I would love to have high tea with a plate of these on offer ๐
Suzanne says
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!
Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg says
I want one with my coffee now and tomorrow morning. ๐
ela@GrayApron says
The kitty must be right…now I’m jealous, I want one too!
ela h.
Jersey Girl Cooks says
I wish I had one of these with the cup of coffee I have right now! Happy weekend!