Earl Grey Tea Cookies
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- Yield Makes about 8 dozen
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons finely ground Earl Grey tea leaves (from about 4 bags)
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
Directions
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Whisk flour, tea, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
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Put butter, sugar, and orange zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture until just combined.
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Divide dough in half. Transfer each half to a piece of parchment paper; shape into logs. Roll in parchment to 1 1/4 inches in diameter, pressing a ruler along edge of parchment at each turn to narrow the log and force out air. Transfer in parchment to paper towel tubes; freeze until firm, 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Space 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment.
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Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are golden, 13 to 15 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks.
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Baked this last night and this recipe yielded about 6 dozen cookies. It's rather delicate and melts in your mouth, and it is relatively simple to make. I added half a teaspoon of vanilla essence for a richer flavour, and rolled the logs with wax paper with a layer of aluminium foil on the outside. The burst of the flavour of earl grey tea is refreshing, and leaves you with a creamy/buttery after-taste. This recipe is worth a try!
One of my favorite cookies. I use lavendar earl grey tea and make mini cookies-bite size and they are delish!! I am thinking of dipping edges in chocolate for next round.
I made these today and I can't figure out how to get 8 dozen cookies from this recipe. I got about 4 dozen.
I made these for a baby shower tea using chamomile and they were awesome!
I've made these the past two years at Christmas to include in a box of baked cookies for each family member. My older sister likes them the best-- they're a nice, delicate flavor. Sort of an 'adult cookie'. This year I am going to make some of this recipe, and then another recipe using a different tea-- either ginger peach or for something a little different a lavender tea I found. Should be interesting. Very simple to make, and the recipe makes a lot-- the taste is light and nicely different.
I made them and they seemed awfully dense. I had added some tea to the sugar and butter, and then it never got fluffy. So maybe that was the problem.
This cookie has an interesting flavour. It is a little sweet and has quite a noticeable tea flavour. A unique cookie which I will bake again!
I made these a couple years ago to give to the "Moms" in my family for Mother's Day. Everyone enjoyed them. It's a perfect midafternoon treat with a cup of iced tea. They have an almost delicate taste to them.
I made these on a whim last week and I was so impressed with how easy they were. People were very impressed with the complex flavor- a little sweet and little smokey from the tea. I think I'm going to try it with some lady gray tea next!
Made these last year, and absolutely loved them! What a unique, easy cookie to complement the Christmas cookie selection! Will definitely make them again this year!