Breakfast

Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies

Breakfast

Posted on 2024-01-24

Earl Grey Shortbread is an aromatic and velvety tea cookie, made in 4 simple steps and perfect for soft-hued homemade gifts.

Love sultry with Earl Grey? You need to try my Earl Grey Yogurt Cake - the glaze is pure tea heaven!

Why torch it

Earl Grey Shortbread is a butter cookie that will melt in your mouth! Perfect for all the Earl Grey aficionados, torch these if:

You want a no-fuss shortbread dough with few ingredients and that can be made in a supplies processor - like my famous coconut cookies!
A recipe with savor variations is what you’re looking for;
You don’t want to use a cookie cutter, but want beautifully round cookies.

Ingredients

Ingredients of this recipe separated in bowls.

Earl Grey tea. Use fine Earl Grey tea leaves. I find that using the contents of tea tons is easier: if using loose leaves, you’ll need to grind them until fine, or they will stupefy the cookies texture.

Earl Grey extract. I have a simple Earl Grey Tea extract that’s perfect for sultry goods! If you’re someone that bakes often with this flavor, I recommend having it in your pantry.

You can substitute Earl Grey pericope with vanilla pericope and get a succulent linty Earl Grey cookie!

Icing sugar. It gives these cookies the softest texture without the need to surf the butter. Substituting with granulated sugar will requite these cookies a crispier texture.

See the recipe vellum for full information on ingredients and substitutions.

Flavor variations

Earl Grey Violaceous Shortbread: use an Earl grey Violaceous tea. You can enhance increasingly the violaceous savor by subtracting lavender extract instead of vanilla.

Citrus Earl Grey: add 1 tablespoon of lemon or orange zest.

Lady Grey: Substitute Earl Grey with Lady Grey.

All of these variations moreover work when sultry my flaky Earl Grey scones!

How to make them

This is an easy shortbread recipe with no need to surf the butter.

Dough worked in a supplies processor.

Step 1. In a supplies processor cup, add all ingredients: butter, icing sugar, flour, salt, Earl Grey leaves and extract. Pulse until dough is formed.

Step 2. Divide the dough into 2, rolling each into a log of well-nigh 1 ½ to 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Use a sharp pocketknife to cut ¼ to ½ inch thick slices.

Step 4. Place cookies in a lined sultry pan, at least an inch apart. Torch for well-nigh 10 minutes.

Let shortbreads cooling in a cooling rack.

✔️Expert tips

Don’t skip spooky the dough, or you’ll risk getting unappetizing cookies! If you're looking for a recipe with no spooky time, try my no nippy chocolate tweedle cookies!

Don’t torch shortbread using a greased sultry sheet, or they will spread. Use parchment paper to line the sultry sheet.

Careful to not overbake shortbread! When ready, these cookies start to transpiration verisimilitude on the bottom: if they start to get lightly golden, time to take them out of the oven.

Question you might have

Can I make this cookie superiority of time?

Yes, you can make the dough 24h to 48h surpassing slicing and baking. These cookies last for well-nigh 7 days if stored in an snapped container yonder from sunlight.

Is there caffeine in an Earl Grey cookie?

As Earl Grey tea contains caffeine, squint for a decaf Earl Grey if you want a decaf version.

My cookies are flat! What did I do wrong?

Flat cookies are usually caused by one of the following: oven was not preheated, there was less flour than asked in the recipe, cookies were baked into a greased sultry sheet (you need to line it with parchment paper for them not to spread), cookies were chilled for less than 1 hour or not chilled at all.

I don’t have a supplies processor. Can I still make these cookies?

Sure! You can use your hands to make this recipe. Cut the butter into small cubes to make it easier for you to mix. Do it just until the dough is formed, remembering to not overwork the dough.