Black Tea Sugar Cookies
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Author: Liza A
Serves: 36 cookies
Ingredients
- 5 bags of earl grey tea or any tea of your choice
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add contents of tea bags; whisk until well combined. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl and using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture; beat until combined. Divide dough in half; flatten into disks. Wrap each in plastic; freeze until firm, at least 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Remove one dough disk; let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Roll out ⅛ inch thick between two sheets of floured parchment, dusting dough with flour as needed. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Using a spatula, transfer to prepared baking sheets. (If dough gets soft, chill 10 minutes.) Reroll scraps; cut shapes. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake, rotating halfway through, until edges are golden, 10 to 18 minutes (depending on size). Cool completely on wire racks.
Notes
Recipe adapted: Martha Stewart
These came out so tasty! I used my favorite loose tea for it and they are amaaazing m. So happy I found this recipe. I’ll definitely be making it again!!
That’s awesome!
Super easy and turned out great. I used earl grey instead of black tea and the measurements worked just fine. Easy to frost as well if you should choose to do so
my dough came out perfect! and it smells so good thanks liza for sharing this with us would make a great Christmas goodie bag!
That’s awesome!
Used the cranberry-blood orange black tea from Kroger and a batch in Lavender Citru Sage from Teavanna (kept in the freezer for special occasions) Soooo GOOD
My dough came out very powdery, and i had to press it hard to get it to form a ball. Is it supposed to be crumbly or did I do something wrong? Thanks!!
Hi Gwen,
I don’t know what happened. Try using less flour and gradually add more as needed. Hope this helps!
Can you freeze these cookies? I want to make them ahead for an event I am going to.
Hi Sarah,
Yes, you can freeze these cookies. Let them cool completely and then place them in layers, separated by wax papers, in an airtight container. Hope these help!
I.put in.pink.food.coloring and cut them.into star shapes. I used Celestial Seasonings brand Wild Berry Zinger and it gives the cookies a sort of.pop and sour of flavor but the sugar counteracts it so.it’s not super overpowering. I used 5 tea bags but halfed everything else since I was using tiny cookie cutters..came out great. Made a little over 4 dozen. Great as a gift with a few bags of.tea. Yummy.!
I have loose tea leaves, how much tea should I use for 5 bags?
Hi Maggie,
You may use 4 tablespoons of loose tea leaves but make sure to break them in small pieces. Hope this helps!
Wow! How unique! I can’t wait to try these cookies, I am going to add them to the Christmas treats I am giving out as gifts. Thanks for sharing 🙂
You’re welcome Lalaine! I am also making batches of these cookies to give away this Christmas 🙂