Mother-Daughter-Dolly Tea Party

On Sunday, I hosted a Mother-Daughter-Dolly tea party for a few little girls and their moms.

The girls had fun playing "tea party" with their dolls, tasting tea in real tea cups, eating sweet treats, and making a tea party hat craft. 

It was a cold and stormy day which made sipping hot tea, munching on scones, and having good conversation all the better.
We added a service component to our tea party and the girls helped make a fleece blanket for Project Linus.

The scones were a hit with the kids and adults alike.  Here is the recipe.

Chocolate Chip-Toffee Scones

3 1/4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips  3/4 cup chocolate-covered English toffee bits (they sell these at some grocery stores, or you                                                                                       can just crunch up heath or Skor bars.) 2 cups chilled whipping cream 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted Additional sugar Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly butter 2 heavy large baking sheets. Combine flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Stir in chocolate chips, and toffee bits. Beat cream in another large bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold whipped cream into dry ingredients. Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Knead gently until soft dough forms. about 2 minutes. Form dough into ball. With a floured rolling pin, roll out to 1/4-inch-thick. Use small 2 - 3 inch cookie cutter rounds (or the top of a small juice glass) to cut into circles. Transfer to prepared baking sheets, spacing apart. Brush with melted butter. Sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 10 - 14 minutes. Serve warm.