The moment that I had my first taste of TWG Grand Wedding Tea during our APAC Summit in St Regis Singapore, I began to wonder how great the black tea - infused with the flavours exotic fruits - would turn out in a shortbread or a tea loaf. I couldn't get the thought out of my mind for months. This afternoon, I finally turned notion into action and made Grand Wedding Shortbread Cookies.
In the oven, the cookies were already emitting a lovely fragrance. I couldn't quite place it. Light, sweet and fruity - is it mangoes or promegranade? Mum, who had just stepped into the kitchen, took a dramatic whiff and declared, "我嗅到桃子香!" ("I smell peaches!")
"GRAND WEDDING" SHORTBREAD COOKIES
225 grams butter
60 grams icing sugar
60 grams icing sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
260 grams all-purpose flour
4 x TWG Grand Wedding® teabags
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar just until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
In a small bowl, mix together the flour, tea leaves and salt. Stir the flour mixture into the beaten butter until combined.
Form the dough into a log, about 4-cm in diameter. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
When you're ready to bake, preheat your oven at 180 degrees C. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Unwrap the dough log and, using a very sharp knife, cut the chilled dough into slices no thicker than ½ cm. Place the slices on prepared baking sheets, spacing them well apart.
Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheet midway during baking, until the edges of the cookies are lightly brown. When the cookies are baked, rest them for a few minutes to firm up a bit, then transfer to wire racks. Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating the baking sheet midway during baking, until the edges of the cookies are lightly brown. When the cookies are baked, rest them for a few minutes to firm up a bit, then transfer to wire racks. Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
Enjoy!
