How to Make Pretty Tea Sandwiches using Cookie Cutters

Hello Friends!! Today I want to give you some ideas and

inspiration for making tea sandwiches!! To make really cute 

tea sandwiches you just need a few cookie cutters and

some simple ingredients!!

We're sort of going "Linzer Cookie Style" by making

a pretty window in the top slice of our sandwich! It helps

to have cookie cutters of various sizes because you have to 

have a small enough cookie cutter to make the window 

in the sandwich.  

I start with Pepperidge Farm Very Thin Bread. I get the best and

most consistent results with this. Then I buy some sliced cheese,

Deli Meat, Jams and English Cucumbers. English cucumbers 

come individually wrapped, have fewer seeds and are less bitter 

than those huge cucumbers with the big seeds. To have pretty

 tea sandwiches we need pretty cucumbers! He He!

Place 4 slices of bread on a cutting board. Bread dries out 

really fast, so just work with a few at the time. You may also

need to have a small sharp knife on hand to finish cutting

what the cookie cutter may not cut through.

I usually get one big shape per slice of bread, so cut out 4 

shapes, then with a smaller cookie cutter, cut a smaller shape

from 2 of them. That will give you 2 complete sandwiches.

Keep cutting out shapes until you have enough for your 

party. 

After you cut those 4 shapes out (or however many you

can get from the 4 slices) put them back in the bread

bag or in a ziplock baggie so they won't dry out. 

Then, using the same cookie cutters that you used to

cut the bread out with, cut shapes out of the cheese

slices and deli meat. (if using)

For the sliced cheese or deli meat, I spread a little

Mayo on the bread first. For the Jam or Cucumber

Sandwiches I spread a little butter first. We're not 

going gourmet here, just talking about the basics.

Jams of different flavors look so pretty peeking

through the "windows."

It's so fun to use your imagination and come up with

pretty shapes for your Tea Sandwiches. The tiny micro 

cutters such as these can be found online. Have 

fun!  Buy Cookie Cutters according to the theme of 

your party - if you're having a "Spring Tea," 

use butterfly and flower cookie cutters etc. 

COOKIE CUTTER TEA SANDWICHES

Thinly Sliced Bread (such as Pepperidge Farm)

A Variety of Cookie Cutters, both big & small

1 stick Butter, room temperature

Your Favorite Mayonnaise 

Your Choice of Deli Meat, Sliced Cheeses,

Jams and Thinly Sliced Vegetables such as 

English Cucumbers

Cut out as many bread shapes as needed for

your party, then with a smaller cookie cutter cut a

 "window" from half of the bread slices. If using sliced 

cheese or deli meat cut out shapes using the same cookie 

cutters used for the bread. Spread butter or mayo on 

bottom slice, add your choice of toppings and top 

with a slice of bread that has a "window." If not using 

right away, place sandwiches in a plastic container and 

store in the refrigerator.

Here's my daughter enjoying a cup of tea with her 

tea sandwich! Hope you do the same, and enjoy these

pretty ideas! Please visit again!