Earl Grey Tea Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2-2/3 cup sugar (white or brown)
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
• 3 pinches salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 an orange, zest of (1 1/2-2 tsp.)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tazo earl grey tea leaves (about 4 bags)

Directions

1. 1

   First, mix up the flour, tea leaves, salt, and sugar.

2. 2

   Using an electric mixer, add in the butter or margarine, and then add the egg and orange zest. The mixture should be moist but clumpy.

3. 3

   Now, you can either make hand-formed cookies here, or follow the next 2 steps.

4. 4

   Lightly flour a clean surface, and pat the dough into a circle 1/4" thick.

5. 5

   Using cookie-cutters, cups or whatever, carefully cut out the cookies and place them on a greased or covered cookie sheet.

6. 6

   Bake for 13-15 minutes until edges are lightly browned at 350ºF.

7. 7

   Let cool and enjoy!