Lemon Honey Earl Grey Cookies
Yield 56 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup honey
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon zest
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon loose Earl Grey tea leaves
Instructions
In a large bowl, beat butter, honey, sugar and lemon zest with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add flour and salt; beat until crumbly. Stir in tea leaves.
Shape dough into two 7" x 11/2" logs; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
Heat oven to 325°F. Unwrap dough. Using serrated knife, cut dough into ¼-inch thick slices. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 16 to 18 minutes or just until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
Notes
Refrigerate the wrapped dough up to 1 week or freeze in resealable freezer plastic bag up to 2 months.
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Recipe by Lakewinds Food Co-op at https://www.lakewinds.coop/recipes/all/lemon-honey-earl-grey-cookies/