Delightful Grey Shortbread Cookies for Tea Lovers
Delightful Grey Shortbread Cookies for Tea Lovers are the perfect treat to complement your afternoon tea. With their buttery goodness and the aromatic infusion of Earl Grey, these cookies promise a melt-in-your-mouth experience that will elevate any tea time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup icing sugar (or granulated sugar)
- 1 tsp Earl Grey extract (or vanilla extract)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp Earl Grey tea leaves (finely ground)
Instructions
- Cream the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Stir in the Earl Grey extract until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and sea salt before gradually adding it to the wet mixture.
- Gently fold in the ground Earl Grey tea leaves.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll out the chilled dough and cut into shapes or squares.
- Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden.
- Let cool on a wire rack before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (20g)
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg