Chocolate Chip Tea Cookies
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I have made these cookies numerous times over the years and they are one of my favorites because of their light and airy texture. They taste like a buttery shortbread ball with little chocolate chips. You can’t go wrong with this one!
Chocolate Chip Tea Cookies
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ lb. (2 sticks) butter
½ cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups miniature chocolate chips, divided
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add vanilla and mix well. Gradually add flour. Stir in 1 cup miniature chocolate chips.
Shape into 1” balls and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes.
Remove to wire rack to cool.
Place ½ cup miniature chocolate chips in a sealed plastic bag and microwave until melted; about 30 seconds. Snip off a small corner of the bag and drizzle chocolate on top of cold cookies. Chill for 5 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store at room temperature.
Those sound perfect! I am adding to my list to bake for my sister’s goodie box
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these sound so easy and so delicious! and they look fantastic.
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these are almost identical to the chocolate chip shortbread sticks i made this year! your recipe includes a little vanilla and lots more chocolate chips though
i like the idea of making them into little bite sized balls
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These look so good!
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Mmmmm these look so good. Thank you for sharing.
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Stumbled Upon this recipe and promptly got up to make these delicious little cookies! Thanks for sharing!!
P.S. I added Heath chips (because I had some leftover from another project) and I couldn’t be any happier with how the cookies turned out!
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Hi Kristin – so glad you enjoyed these, and great to hear that the Heath chips worked out so well!
Thanks for visiting!
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Making them right now, just put them in the oven, the batter is delicious! lol
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I made these to go in gift tins this year and they were a hit! Thanks!
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Should I use salted or unsalted butter?
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Michelle on September 12th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Hi Abby, Unsalted butter. You can add a pinch of salt to the recipe if you’d like.
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How many does this recipe yield? I’m thinking of making these for a tea party.
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Michelle on December 16th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Hi Angela, Depending on the size, it will make about 2 to 3 dozen.
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These are in the oven right now! The dough tastes great, and I’m sure the baked cookies will to! As soon as I saw this recipe I knew I was going to make them. They looked so yummy and cute! Thanks for sharing all of your great recipes! I love your site, and eagerly await each new email! Thanks again!
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Naomi on November 13th, 2012 at 2:49 pm
These are in the oven right now! The dough tastes great, and I’m sure the baked cookies will to! As soon as I saw this recipe I knew I was going to make them. They looked so yummy and cute! Thanks for sharing all of your great recipes! I love your site, and eagerly await every new email!
Just tasted one of these! They are sooooooooo good! You’re right, they do taste like shortbread with chocolate chips in them! Yummy! Thanks for another great recipe.
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made these today for holiday gift tins. for some reason they did not turn out so well
they are pretty dry, almost chalky in texture, and have a strong powdered sugar taste, instead of buttery. i know i followed the recipe correctly, so i’m not sure why they didn’t work for me. i was so looking forward to these too.
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Do I use icing sugar or confectioner’s sugar?
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Michelle on December 26th, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Hi Sandra, Confectioner’s is closer to powdered sugar, I believe.
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Hi Michelle,
I didn’t have powered sugar, so I used granulated sugar and the cookies turned out great! Please clarify this on your recipe. Is powered sugar like icing sugar? I use icing sugar on top of desserts once they are baked. Is powered, confectioner’s, and granulated sugar the same? This recipe will definitely be a family favourite! My nephew is allergic to eggs, so these cookies are perfect for him. Thanks!
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Michelle on December 27th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Hi Sandra, From the information I’ve been able to find, powdered sugar, confectioners’ sugar and icing sugar are all the same and interchangeable. Granulated sugar is different from powdered sugar.
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