My Vintage Tea Party
Ramblings and Reviews From a Lover of Tea and All Things Vintage
Hello everyone! It has been over a month since I've updated, but I was very busy with the end of the semester of my class and unable to find time to make any posts. But here I am, and I am on my holiday break until mid-January. So now that I have the time, one hobby that I am planning to focus on is baking. It's a very appropriate hobby for someone who is as interested in the vintage lifestyle as I am, so I figured a post about my first baking adventure of the season would fit in just fine here on my blog! Christmas cookies are a holiday staple, so I couldn't let the month slip by without making some of my own. This baking session took place last week, and I ended up taking the cookies to work where they were enjoyed by my co-workers. Now, I am very prideful when it comes to baking. I don't use boxed mix, and more times than not I prefer to make my own frosting/icing. This time I used a sugar cookie recipe I found on Pinterest-- I settled on this particular one because it claimed that the dough would come out perfect every time without the need to chill in the refrigerator before rolling it out. I must confess, I am a little impatient so I avoid having to let anything "sit" before I bake it. I have always had trouble with sugar cookie recipes because somehow the dough always turned out sticky and hard to roll out (even after adding extra flour to try and fix this). However, to my surpise this recipe worked pretty much exactly how it was supposed to! The dough was the perfect consistency and was not too sticky or too dry so rolling it out and using my cookie cutters did not cause me any frustration. Here is a picture of what they looked like when they came out of the oven: They aren't bakery worthy but I was more than satisfied with how they turned out, and they tasted good so that's all could really ask for. And just as a side note, if you like baking cookies I would highly suggest investing in a silicone baking sheet. They are invaluable and cookies slide right off once they're cool. After making sure they were completely cool, I started on the icing. I used a recipe that had a corn syrup base so that it would harden and I could pack them up without worrying about a mess. The icing turned out well-- not too sweet and it hardened like it was supposed to. However, the colors didn't come out quite as vibrant as I had hoped but I'm sure I could do better next time. Here they are when they were finished: Again, not bakery worthy but I was proud of them and everyone seemed to really like them (I'm always paranoid that no one actually likes what I make and are just trying to be polite. But I only had one left over so they must have been edible at least!). If anyone wants the recipes, just leave a comment and I will post a link.
Expect another post soon, as today I am planning on trying a shortbread recipe for tea time!
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Greetings, readers! My name is Jordie, and I am a tea obsessed, history loving young lady who just happened to be born about 60 years too late. Archives
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