Taste of Home
Earl Grey Tea Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + cooling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 3 dozen.
Biscuit-like Earl Grey cookies are a wonderful addition to holiday cookie swaps because they are truly unique. —Veronica Callaghan, Glastonbury, Connecticut
Ingredients
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1 Earl Grey tea bag
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1/3 cup boiling water
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
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1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Directions
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1.
Place tea bag in a 1-cup glass measuring cup. Add boiling water; steep 3-5 minutes. Discard tea bag. Cool completely.
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2.
Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and cooled tea. In another bowl, whisk flour, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, cardamom and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
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3.
Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of a glass.
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4.
Bake 6-8 minutes or until light brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Mix confectioners' sugar and remaining cinnamon. Dust cookies with cinnamon mixture.
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