An Afternoon Respite

A recipe Daughter Sarah found

for she knows I adore shortbread

Made this afternoon, it was perfect

for afternoon tea

Fairy Bites

Is what they're called

Small wee shortbreads

A teacup full!

 A cup of tea and a cup of Fairy Bites

In blue and white, of course

Spode Camilla

With a gold rim

It's for special teas.

And the Fairy Bites were a special tea

Wee pieces of shortbread

Baked

And then I glazed them even though the recipe didn't call for it

I thought they "needed" it!

And it did make them better!

Three fits very well on a saucer!

FAIRY BITES

1/2 cup butter, slightly softened

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 tsp almond extract

1 1/4 cup AP flour

1/4 tsp salt

4 tsp multi-colored nonpareils

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line 8-inch square baking

pan with plastic wrap (or cut parchment to fit) leaving

1-inch overhang. 

Combine butter, sugar and almond extract in medium bowl. 

Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.

Reduce speed to low, add flour and salt. Beat until well

mixed. Stir in nonpareils.

Knead mixture 4-5 times in bowl until dough forms a ball. 

Pat dough evenly into prepared pan. Use overhang to lift

dough from pan. Cut dough into 1/2-inch squares.

Gently place squares 1/2 inch apart onto ungreased

cookie sheet. Bake approximately 15 minutes or until

bottoms just begin to brown.  

I mixed powdered sugar and milk together to make a glaze.    As an afterthought, I should have added a little almond flavoring as well.

NOTE:   I used Halloween nonpareils.

It's Tuesday and I'm sharing my tea this afternoon with Sandi at Rose Chintz Cottage for Tea Time Tuesday and Bernideen for Friends Sharing Tea.