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Playing Card Tea Sandwiches

Inspired by the Queen of Hearts' Guards, these two kinds of tea sandwiches are cucumber and cream cheese and ham and mustard!

Course Appetizer, Snack
Keyword Alice in Wonderland, Sanwiches, Tea Party
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 sandwiches

Ingredients

Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

  • 8 slices white bread
  • cream cheese
  • 1 English cucumber peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 lemon cut into wedges
  • salt and pepper

Ham and Mustard Tea Sandwiches

  • 8 slices white bread
  • ham slices
  • dijon mustard
  • butter

Equipment

  • playing card symbol cookie cutters

Instructions

Cucumber Tea Sandwiches

  1. Spread cream cheese on two pieces of bread.
  2. Place sliced cucumbers onto one piece of bread until covered in a single layer.
  3. Squeeze a lemon wedge over the cucumbers and sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.
  4. Place the other slice of bread on top and cut the sandwich using one of the playing card cookie cutters.
  5. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Ham and Mustard Tea Sandwiches

  1. Spread butter onto one piece of bread. Spread dijon mustard onto a second piece of bread.
  2. Place two slices of ham onto the buttered piece of bread.
  3. Place the other slice of bread on top and cut the sandwich using one of the playing card cookie cutters.
  4. Repeat with remaining ingredients.