Shortbread cookies come in all imaginable flavors, good for dessert, snacking, and even over breakfast with tea or coffee. No matter the recipe, the key to a great shortbread cookie is high quality ingredients that will shine since there are so few ingredients to start with. Our recipe of the popular earl grey shortbread cookie is no different, using high quality loose earl grey tea is key to having a great cookie. What does make our recipe different is using cake flour which results in a denser, chewier cookie than the more common, crumbly shortbread cookie.
Servings: 16 Cookies
Calories: 112kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cake flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1½ tbsp earl grey tea
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix flours, earl grey tea, and salt together. In a stand mixer or separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Add extract and mix well. Add flour mixture and mix until well incorporated.
- Press dough into a lightly greased 9" round baking pan until evenly spread out. Wrap well and chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 325°F and bake for 24-26 minutes. You will know they are done when the edges of the cookie are light brown and when you tilt the pan the middle does not start sliding immediately.
- Let cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes, then gently flip upside down to remove from pan, gently tapping on the bottom if necessary. Flip right side up and transfer to baking rack to continue to cool. Enjoy!
Notes
If the earl grey tea you are using is coarse, I would recommend using a coffee grinder or food processor to get a finer texture. This will make a more appealing cookie and allow the flavor of the tea to be more evenly distributed in the dough.
Don’t have cake flour on hand? No worries, it’s super easy to make! Use 1/2 cup minus 1 tbsp all purpose flour and add 1 tbsp cornstarch, mixing well.
Nutrition
Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 37mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 177IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg
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