Earl Grey Cardmom Shortbread Cookies

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I wanted a quick baking make and this cookie recipe from my Pinterest fit that bill.

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As the name indicated they have ground Earl Grey tea and ground cardamom, but they also have the contents of one vanilla bean. I had Stash Earl Grey Double Bergamot on hand, so used that - it took about 3 bags to get 1 tablespoon that I ground even finer in a mortar and pestle as per the recipe.

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I didn’t count, but I would say there were about 2 dozen in this batch. You roll a log, freeze it, wrapped, for about an hour, then bake.

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#2

Mmm…I love earl grey. Interesting combo! I wish I could try one!

#3

And I love cardamom. Lovely cookies!

#4

I think I made something very similar once from a recipe in a tea catalog, but without the vanilla bean. These sound more glamorous!

#5

Oohh they sound very interesting, what do they taste like?

#6

Thanks, everyone!

You know, I think the bergamot is the strongest flavor, followed by the cardamom. The vanilla is light underneath those. They end up being a bit toward the savory as there is only 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar in the recipe. I think they would pair nicely with a cuppa, but also as an amuse bouche with a Middle Eastern or Persian meal.

#7

Oohh I think I might make them, I love cardomom and I think I’ve a jar of vanilla bean paste knocking around. Now I’m actually not sure I’ve earl grey, but I think there’s some in the canteen at work…

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#8

Oh, mercy, I can smell those from here and I want to eat allthecookies!
I had creme earl grey the other day that was positively unreal, I’m going to get some for these. Nom nom nom. I may have a problem with shortbread, lol.

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#9

@Edel Ooo! I hope you do and that you like them! I love cardamom, too, and probably pinned this recipe while searching for cardamom dessert recipes. Not that I don’t have a few earl grey dessert recipes pinned, because I DO.

@Magpie I LOVE shortbread, too!

#10

What a delightful sounding combination of flavors! I love shortbread cookies, Earl Grey, and cardamom (and vanilla, of course). I’ll have to save that recipe- thanks for sharing the link. I’m hoping to do some baking soon. I gave up caffeine, but I’m guessing that 3 teabags divided amongst 24 cookies isn’t too much caffeine in a cookie.

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#11

YEY! Plus there is decaf Earl Grey out there!

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#12

sounds and looks wonderful!

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#13

I’ll have to remember to pick some up!

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#14

I LOVE IT!! :smile:

Plus I love cardamom. Those cookies sound tasty.

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#15

Interesting! They sound divine! They look so pretty-so spring-y.

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#16

Thanks, friends!

#17

I made them, the rest are on the cooling rack.

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They are yummy, different, not too sweet, just fab

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#18

YEY! Glad you like them! They feel like cookies-for-grown-ass-humans.

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#19

They really do. I need to go and put them in a biscuit tin now, apparently they last for two weeks. Fat chance of that in this house!

#20

Yeah, I read that about the shelf life. Given our dry climate and who exactly lives here and is home all dang day… ours were on a plate for as long as they lasted! :grimacing: