Black Tea Cookies
A crispy cookie made with black tea leaves.
Ingredients
Butter (creamed)
As needed
Powdered sugar
As needed
Eggs (beaten)
As needed
Flour
As needed
Black tea leaves (crushed)
As needed
Granulated sugar (for sprinkling)
As needed
Instructions
1
Cream the butter
Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until creamy.
2
Add powdered sugar
Add the powdered sugar to step 1 and mix until smooth and white.
3
Add eggs
Beat the eggs in a separate bowl, then gradually add to step 2 and mix until well combined.
4
Add flour and black tea
Add ingredient A and the crushed black tea leaves to step 3. Fold gently with a rubber spatula until no lumps remain, then bring the dough together.
5
Shape and chill
Divide the dough from step 4 in half, wrap each piece in plastic wrap, and shape into 4 cm square sticks. Refrigerate for about 2 hours to set.
6
Coat with sugar
Once firm from step 5, remove the plastic wrap. Lightly mist the surface with water, then coat thoroughly with granulated sugar.
7
Bake
Using a knife, cut the dough from step 6 into 8 mm thick slices. Place them spaced apart on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 25 to 30 minutes.
8
Cool
Once baked, remove the cookies from the baking sheet and place on a wire rack to cool.
