I also really love cookies. I thought it might be interesting to combine the two. It turns out that I wasn't the first person to think of this, as I found many, many Earl Grey Cookie recipes. My favorites of the ones that I found were http://foodloveswriting.com/2008/12/15/theres-time-for-these/ and http://doughalsorises.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/the-picture-of-dorian-earl-grey-cookies/
I combined the ideas from those two, and tweaked it a bit and came up with this:
1/4 Cup Butter (1/2 stick)
a little bit less than 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. orange extract (one recipe called for orange zest and one called for vanilla extract. I used orange extract. Next time I might try using Gran Marnier (orange liqueur) as I just found some in the cabinet.)
a dash of salt (or a few twists, if you're using a grinder)
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp loose tea, ground with a mortar and pestle
1. Preheat oven to 375
2. Using a stand mixer, combine butter and sugar
3. Add remaining ingredients (extract, tea, flour, baking soda)
4. Mix to combine
5. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar to coat.
6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet, approximately 1 inch apart
7. Bake for 10 minutes
Makes 9 cookies. I think I might double the recipe next time.
