Ingredients:

Tea Cakes

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon black tea leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon black tea leaves
• 2 tablespoons hot milk
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Directions:

Tea Cakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine butter and sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and tea leaves. Gradually add dry ingredients to butter mixture.

Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on baking sheet. Cook for 15 minutes. Let cool.

Tea Cake Glaze

Steep tea in hot milk with an infuser for 3 minutes. Remove leaves. Add butter and powdered sugar, mix thoroughly.

Drizzle glaze over tea cakes before serving.

Try with Oolong, Darjeeling, Earl Grey and other teas.

References:

1. Drink Your Tea & Eat It Too, The Herb Companion, p 39, July 2007