Tea Cakes Recipes

Griddle tea cakes made by Great Grandma Cecilia Rees Elias Welsh while she was still in Wales (married there in 1910) and for all major holidays in the US. Not a sweet cookie but rather more of a tea biscuit. Family tradition dictates that the cooks have tea and cakes when the cooking is complete.

homemade teacakes

Delicious!

My Hungarian-Czech Grandmother's Recipe, Sophie Ignacz

One of my favorite holiday cookies! I cut the recipe in half, for convenience. Enjoy!

plain, light, tea cookies from an old family recipe

This recipe was passed down from my great grandmother Letitia Rickitts to her daughter, who passed it down to her daughter-in-law, my mother. It is not too sweet, a cookie that is crisp on the outside and soft inside. Delicious with coffee or tea.

This recipe was passed down from my great grandmother Letitia Rickitts to her daughter, who passed it onto her daughter-in-law, my mother. It is not too sweet, a cookie that is crisp on the outside and soft inside. Delicious with coffee or tea.

Adapted from the Epicurious.com site. This is an attempt to make my own version of InFamous Welsh Cookes - which are absolutely to die for!

This is an attempt to alter the Epicurious recipe to be healthier.

Lighter version of original recipe from my grandmother

Very lemony, light and moist.

a wonderful crunchy old fashion cookie. This recipe was passed down from my Great Grandmother who would be over 100 years old now had she lived.

Good lemon cookies!

made with rice flour, these cakes are light, fluffy, not too sweet, and totally gluten-free!

Fluffy and light, serve these at your next tea party. These make 12 nice-sized cakes or 24 bite-sized mini tea cakes.

Just in time for Christmas...a bit healthier version of an old favorite.