Monday, January 17, 2011

Mint Tea Cookies


Today we brought a beautiful suggestion; the tea bag cookies... For teatime! They are crunchy, light, kindly in flavor and sweetness. We baked them using mint tea but the options are countless.



1 egg
1/3 cup oil
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp mint tea
2 cups flour
1/2 cup oatmeal 
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder


Directions
1. In a bowl, whisk for about 3 minutes the egg with oil and sugar. Whisk in honey and tea. Add flour, oatmeal, salt and baking powder and mix, first with a wooden spoon, then with hands to make a smooth dough. DO NOT KNEAD THE DOUGH.


2. Preheat the oven to 350˚F.


3. Roll out the dough over two plastics and cut into 5,5x4cm rectangles. Cut the two tips of rectangle's one side and insert a small piece of toothpick or skewer to make a hole and keep it until the cookie is baking. Place the cookies onto a ungreased cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes or until are golden brown. Let cool over a rack and remove the toothpicks.


4. You can dip the cookies in dark, milk or white chocolate or in royal icing, made with 1 cup icing sugar, 2 tsp meringue powder and 3 tbsp mint tea (or creme de menthe, as the pictures' icing, so you'll have a fresh touch).


Tips: You can substitute the mint tea for Matcha, lavender, chamomile, jasmine or what you want. remember, the tea must to be strong, prepare a very concentrate portion to flavor the cookies.


Serve: 50 tea cookies.



Oatmeal kindly provided by Nutrimental.
Porcelain Carla Amorim.

8 comments:

  1. I'm jelous of the weather! So sunny (: We've got clouds and rain ;|
    Cookies are perfect. I like this little, pink box too :-) Hugs!

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  2. Cookies are perfect with touch of mint love to have them with tea.

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  3. Oh my, Talita, these are so cute! haha... You're just so creative. Thanks so much for sharing it. Hope you're having a terrific day.
    Blessings, Kristy

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  4. That looks very pretty! so creative:)

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  5. They look so beautiful in the sunshine!

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  6. looks nice and pretty, and its simple recipe,thanks for sharing.cheers!

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  7. this looks so pretty ..i like the idea of those tiny holes in th cookies..maybe i should try this for the coming chinese new year if i have time.

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