Cookies with tea and orange zest
Description
The recipe won't take much time. These delightful cookies make a wonderful holiday gift for tea lovers. Light, crisp cookies with a citrus aroma are made from simple ingredients. This recipe yields about 80 cookies. Serve chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Grind the tea in a food processor until it becomes a powder. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, tea, and salt, then set aside.
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Step 2
2. In a bowl, beat the butter, sugar, and finely grated orange zest with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, gradually add the flour mixture, and beat until smooth.
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Step 3
3. Divide the dough in half. Place each half on a piece of parchment paper and shape into a log about 3.5 cm in diameter. Wrap the dough and freeze for 1 hour.
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Step 4
4. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Cut the dough into 6 mm thick slices. Place the cookies onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing them about 2.5 cm apart.
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Step 5
5. Bake the cookies until the edges are golden, 13 to 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets before serving.