Earl Grey Cookies
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This light and delicious recipe featuring Earl Grey tea is destined to be your family’s new favorite cookie.
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon finely blended Earl Grey tea (about three teabags worth)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Glaze (optional:
- 1 teaspoon (about 1 teabag) Earl Grey tea
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon lavender extract or 10 drops lavender essential oil
- Lavender buds (for garnish)
- Preheat oven to 350º
- In a small bowl, combine flour, Earl Grey tea, baking soda, and salt, and mix together well. Set aside.
- Combiner butter and granulated sugar in a larger mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy
- Add egg and vanilla, and beat well
- Stir in dry ingredients until just combined
- Scoop by the tablespoon onto an ungreased or parchment paper-lined baking sheet
- Bake in the center of the oven for 10 minutes, until the edges are set but the centers are still soft.
- Remove cookies from oven and let rest on pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling
- While the cookies cool, combine icing ingredients except for lavender buds
- When cookies are cool, drizzle with icing and sprinkle with lavender buds