Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Mother's Day Sweet: Tea Shortbread


Here's an easy homemade treat for mom that is fancy enough to make her feel special. It's a basic shortbread recipe that you add your or her favorite loose tea to. I used a chocolate mint tea but chai, Earl Grey and even green tea powder would all be tasty. It's a crumbly, buttery cookie, and the hint of tea blends in nicely. For a gift to match, package up some of that favorite tea in a mason jar or tin and send it home with mom.


Tea Shortbread Cookies
Recipe adapted from Claire Robinson

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons loose tea leaves of your choice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature

In a food processor, pulse together the flour, tea and salt, until the tea is spotted throughout the flour. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and butter. Pulse together just until a dough is formed. Place dough on a sheet of plastic wrap and press into a flat round. Chill in refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On a flour dusted surface, roll the dough out to approximately 1/3-inch thick. (If the dough is too hard to roll or begins to crack, let it rest at room temperature for a few minutes until pliable.) Use a 1 1/2-inch wide square or round cookie cutter or cut the dough out yourself with a sharp knife. Arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake until the edges are just brown, about 10-12 minutes. Let cool on sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool to room temperature. Makes approximately 20 cookies.

13 comments:

  1. What a great idea. I have a rose almondine tea perfect for this recipe. Thank you Natalie!

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  2. What a coinkydink - my mom's two favorite things are tea and shortbread! :)

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  3. These sound wonderful–and my mama doesn't like anything better than a cup of tea and a savory-sweet cookie!

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  4. My mom is very British and she would totally love them:) Yum! Have a great day. xoxo

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  5. these sound fabulous and the photos are lovely. what a wonderful afternoon treat!

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  6. What a great idea - never thought of adding tea to shortbread and there are so many fragrant tea flavours to try now.

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  7. just made these for my mom for mother's day with rooibos! they're delicious! thanks for the recipe, sweet nat!

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  8. I've been dreaming of these cookies ever since I saw them on your Instagram. I love baking with tea, and these look so lovely. Perfect for mother's day indeed!
    xo

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  9. what a lovely treat for mother's day! i know my mom would love it :)

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  10. Can you use a blender instead of a food processor to mix the ingredients?

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  11. A hand mixer is probably the best alternative.

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