Chocolate Earl Grey Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Servings: 36
Yield: 36 servings

Description

An intriguing combination of Earl Grey tea and chocolate in a soft, cake-like cookie.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup white sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons Earl Grey tea, finely ground in a coffee grinder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2 Cream together butter, sugar, and tea. Beat in vanilla, then eggs, one at a time until incorporated. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder; fold into egg mixture until just mixed.
3 Drop cookies by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a ungreased cookie sheets.
4 Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes.