Club Tea Sandwiches for Tea Time
Updated Mar 08, 2026
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These stacked club tea sandwiches are a bite-sized, crustless version of the diner classic. It’s a delicious savory for afternoon tea.
Club Tea Sandwiches
I took the classic club sandwich and made it bite-sized so that it’s perfect for tea time. This mini version is dainty, crustless, and can be eaten in 2-3 bites.
- Just like regular club sandwiches, these have 3 different kinds of meat (bacon, turkey, and ham) and 3 layers of bread.
- The only ingredient that requires cooking in this recipe is the bacon, which no club sandwich is complete without.
- The recipe makes 4 tea sandwiches for 2 people, but you can easily scale up to make a bigger batch for a group.
Note from Jee
When I did a little research on what’s in a club sandwich, I found out that they were originally made primarily with chicken, but over the years turkey became more common. So, with that in mind, you can use turkey or chicken in the sandwich.
If you’re serving these sandwiches at a summer brunch or party, they would pair well with an cool, refreshing iced black tea or a simple mint iced tea.
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Ingredient Notes
- White bread: Use thinly sliced white sandwich bread for these tea sandwiches, like Pepperidge Farm Very Thin bread. Since there are 3 bread layers you don’t want to use bread that’s too thick.
- Mayonnaise: Any kind of mayo will work for this sandwich but I prefer Kewpie Japanese mayo.
- Bacon: Get thin-cut bacon so that the sandwich will be easier to bite into.
- Turkey: Medium-thick slices of turkey are best for these tea sandwiches. Ask your deli counter to slice the turkey about 1.5 mm thick. You can also use packaged turkey slices.
- Ham: Use packaged ham or from the deli counter. If it’s from the deli counter, slice it the same thickness as the turkey (1.5 mm).
- Butter lettuce: Butter lettuce is preferred because it’s softer and easier to work with, but you can easily swap it out for iceberg lettuce.
- Cocktail tomatoes: The size of cocktail tomatoes makes it perfect for a tea sandwich. Other types of tomato are either too big or too small.
For full ingredients and detailed instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Cook 2 slices of bacon and cut each slice into 4 pieces. If you’re making a big batch of these tea sandwiches, cook the bacon in the oven.
Step 2: Find a round cookie cutter that’s the size of the cocktail tomatoes. Slice cocktail tomatoes with a knife. Blot them dry on paper towels.
Step 3: Cut bread into circles with the same cookie cutter. Make sure to avoid cutting the crust.
While not traditional, you can lightly toast the bread if you want these tea sandwiches to taste even more like a classic club sandwich.
Step 4: Cut circles out of the lettuce with the cookie cutter. Don’t try to flatten the lettuce, just cut straight down as they are.
Step 5: Cut circles out of the turkey with the cookie cutter.
Step 6: Cut circles out of the ham with the cookie cutter.
Step 7: Assemble the sandwich. Spread mayo on a slice of bread, then layer on the lettuce, tomato, and bacon. Put mayo on both sides of another slice of bread. Place lettuce, ham, and turkey on top. Spread mayo on another slice of bread and cover the sandwich with the mayo side down.
Step 8: Skewer the sandwich together with a cocktail fork.
Recipe Notes
Make sure to blot the tomatoes.
Juicy tomatoes will instantly make the bread soggy so it’s important to leave them out on paper towels to drain slightly before assembling the sandwich.
Enjoy tea sandwiches at room temperature.
Tea sandwiches are best when served at room temperature.
Sandwiches can be made ahead of time.
To prep the club tea sandwiches ahead of time, cut out the bread, turkey, ham, tomato, and lettuce. Make the bacon and assemble the tea sandwiches the morning they’re going to be served.
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Club Tea Sandwiches
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 slices white bread
- 5 teaspoons mayonnaise
- 2 slices turkey
- 2 slices bacon
- 2 slices ham
- 3 leaves butter lettuce
- 2 cocktail tomatoes
Instructions
- Cook the bacon. Cook on a nonstick pan for 3 minutes on each side until crispy. Cut the bacon into 4 pieces, then drain on paper towels.
- Slice the tomatoes. Find a round cookie cutter that's the size of the cocktail tomatoes and set aside. Cut 4 slices out of the tomatoes with a knife, then blot them dry using paper towels.
- Cut circles out of bread. Use the round cookie cutter to cut a circle out of the sandwich bread. Cut 12 circles out of the bread, avoiding the crust.
- Cut circles out of lettuce. Use the cookie cutter to cut 8 circles out of the butter lettuce.
- Cut circles out of the turkey and ham. Use the cookie cutter to cut 4 circles each of both turkey and ham.
- Assemble the sandwiches. Spread mayonnaise on one side of the 4 bread circles. Stack a piece of lettuce, tomato, and bacon on top. Then, spread mayo on both sides of the next 4 bread circles, placing them on top of the bacon. Layer a piece of lettuce, ham, and turkey on top. Finally, spread mayonnaise on one side of the final 4 bread circles and cover the sandwiches with the mayo side down.
Notes
- Use thinly sliced white sandwich bread for these tea sandwiches, like Pepperidge Farm Very Thin bread. Since there are 3 bread layers you don’t want to use bread that’s too thick.
- Get thin-cut bacon so that the sandwich will be easier to bite into.
- Medium-thick slices of turkey are best for these tea sandwiches. Ask your deli counter to slice the turkey about 1.5 mm thick or use packaged turkey slices.
- Butter lettuce is preferred because it’s softer and easier to work with, but you can easily swap it out for iceberg lettuce.
- The size of cocktail tomatoes is what makes it perfect for a tea sandwich. Other types of tomato are harder to work with because they’re either too big or too small.
- Juicy tomatoes will instantly make the bread soggy so it’s important to blot them out on paper towels to drain slightly before assembling the sandwich.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
