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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
@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.
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.
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!
