My daughter and I adore hot tea. We decided to serve French Vanilla black tea with milk and sugar. Our favorite tea cookie is a recipe I've cooked since I was little. Back then, I called them 'Roly Polies' but adults call them Snickerdoodles. (The recipe is at the bottom of this post.) They are in the center of our dish surrounded by various cookies we enjoy from the store as well as creme horns topped with a strawberry slice.
We figured some of our dogs would visit for a cookie and cuppa and wouldn't you know it, we were right.
Cookie has a bite of cookie and drank some milk. By the way, she is named Cookie because of this spot on her back that looks like our Snickerdoodle cookies. She is the guest of honor!
Mariposa was begging for milk and had a bite of cookie as well.
One thing we learned is that if you have a tea party with dogs, they are good for cleaning crumbs off the floor and apparently, they are absorbent when you spill. Mariposa was a literal sponge but she didn't mind. I toweled her off and she helped clean the spill.
Won't you join our tea party? May we visit yours? Leave us a comment so we can visit. Post a picture of your party if you can. Tell us what you served and give us your favorite dessert recipe for your cuppa tea or coffee.
Enjoy everyone and happy WEEKEND!
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Roly-Polies (Snickerdoodles)
Mix together 2 3/4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons cream of tarter, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon of salt; set aside.
In separate mixing bowl, cream together 1 cup shortening and 1 1/2 cups sugar. Add 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Stir well.
Add flour mixture. Roll dough into balls.
Combine 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons of cinnamon. Roll balls in cinnamon mixture.
Bake at 350 F for 12 minutes.
24 comments:
Glad your dear dogs joined in.
Oh wow these cookies look so yummy! Thanks for the recipe! :) Cookie is so cute!
What a lovely party.
I have never heard of french vanilla tea.
Sounds. And I just love all cookies.
Thanks for inviting me.
Stop by and visit I am having a Tea Party too!
http://www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com
Hugs & JOY
Trace
I always love seeing pics of your dogs - even at a party! :-) Per your suggestion, I am putting up a post on Bridger tomorrow morning. Thanks Parsley!
yummyy cookies...
lovely tea party..please join my part too.
hugs xx
oh the Snickerdoodles and Tea sound so good. Loved this blog.
Have a lovely weekend.
Hi! I haven't set up my tea party yet... but I'll say this. It would have little cucumber sandwiches, those raspberry tea cookies, a pitcher of milk and some tea cups with tea in it. And Buddy would be watching over everything, to make sure he catches every crumb that falls. Have fun!
I love tea AND coffee and drink both on a regular basis. I'll have to see if I can have a few moments for a tea party this weekend. Hubby and I have to head off for a 6hr round trip drive tomorrow to pick up our boys from bible camp and I know I'll spend Sunday doing the stinky weeks worth of 2 boys laundry. Maybe I'll get a moment in the evening to get a picture of my tea to post.
Yummy!
Yep, dogs make great party guests. Of course, if they're as picky as my Kero they'll only clean up from certain types of foods (he's even picky about the types of cookies he'll clean up after). Still, Willow is still here, and she'll eat anything that stays still long enough, so she can clean up for me this weekend! ;)
Here's the link to my party post: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/tea-with-parsley-and-me-fd.html
The tea sounds lovely and I do love snickerdoodles!
I would like to invite all of you to my tea party on Saturday....Love tea and always have room for a pastry...
Parsley,
What a delicious treat! Thank you for including the recipe. Cookie's spot does look like a snickerdoodle! Scout has a huge black heart shaped spot.
Your Friend,
Deborah
FairfieldHouseNJ.com
Looks like you all had a lovely tea party! The cookies looks yummy - thanks for sharing your recipe!
my loves that stuff
Benny & Lily
I am going to join your tea party this weekend Parsley, I have some lovely Teavana teas and won't DP be pleased to have a lovely snack to share in the tea...I will post all about it I;m trying to get back into blogging, I am still healing and doing better...thank you for staying at me about blogging and visiting, it helps a lot!
hugs and love,
Barb
Mmm Black Vanilla tea...my favourite! Love your little tea party and thanks for the recipe!!! I hope to post mine later on today!!
Hugs!!
That tea sound delicious and those cookies...YUM!
I just NOW got my internet back so I will be very busy catching up on all my blog reading.
Thanks for sharing the recipe. They are Masterchief's favorite cookie.
Thanks for the invite - I had a lovely afternoon tea with you all.
Oh, my gosh! I forgot the tea party. Forgive me. You are such a delightful hostess ... & I see your sweeties are enjoying the party also. So love black tea but haven't had vanilla black tea ... looking, for sure!
Thank you for inviting me ... it has been a delight ... not for the rest of my cookies & tea, I tip my cup for you, sweet friend.
Have a beautiful week ~
TTFN ~
Hugs,
Marydon
What a great idea, found out one day too late, will add to my blog roll, so I don't miss out next time, love your dogs, so cheeky :@
LiBBiE in Oz
I had a delightful time at your tea party...thank you for having me. Your snickerdoodles are delish!
So sorry to have missed your tea party, it looked wonderful! We were on the road heading to the beach yesterday and today was spent outside. Too hot for tea at the moment, does iced tea count?!
Hugs & cheers!
Sorry I didn't get the chance to participate =/ my birthday weekend was too full! I had so much to blog about and so much to catch up on my blog reading :p But I've been reading some great post! It's fun to 'visit' every party and drink a cup of tea... or at least drool on some delicious cookies :p hhahahah
hugs&smiles
Awww... I missed out on the tea party. It would've been fun.
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