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london fog cookies

London Fog (Earl Grey) Cookies

Delicious tea infused cookies with hints of vanilla and lemon

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Author Laura Crawford

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Room Temperature Butter
  • 1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Loose Leaf Earl Grey Tea I used the Steeped Tea - Earl Grey De La Crème
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
  • Half the Zest of 1 lemon save the rest for the glaze
  • Aprox 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 3/4 Cup Coarsely Chopped White Chocolate or vanilla melting wafers

Glaze

  • 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
  • Remaining Lemon Zest
  • Remaining Lemon Juice approx 1 - 2 Tablespoons
  • 1/2 teaspoon Loose Leaf Earl Grey Tea

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Zest a lemon, divide zest in half (between cookie batter and glaze).
  3. Juice a lemon. Reserve 2 tablespoons of juice for cookies and combine 1/2 a teaspoon of loose leaf earl grey tea to 'steep' in remaining lemon juice for the glaze.
  4. In a bowl combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
  5. In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the room temperature butter, earl grey tea and sugars together well until creamy.
  6. Beat in the egg, vanilla, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth.
  7. Slowly add the flour mixture until combined.
  8. Stir in chopped white chocolate (or vanilla chips)
  9. Drop by 2 teaspoon size spoonfuls onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
  10. Bake for 8 - 9 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
  11. Prepare the glaze by straining out the loose leaf tea from the lemon juice and combining with the powdered sugar and lemon zest. If necessary add enough water to reach desired consistency.
  12. Spoon glaze overtop of the warm cookies and then allow them to cool completely to room temperature.
  13. Store in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes

Notes: Use a good quality loose leaf tea (not a tea bag) and cream well with the butter to soften.