Mini Earl Grey and Almonds Cookies
As part of my mini cookies recipes series, released during August, here’s the recipe for the mini earl grey and almonds cookies. Adding earl grey to pastries lends them such wonderful aroma.
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Mini Earl Grey and Almonds Cookies:
Equipment: No need for special equipment.
Recipe: 36 Mini cookies.
For the basic dough mixture:
Ingredient | Amount (g / units) |
Softened Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature) | 65g |
White Granulated Sugar | 35g |
Powdered Sugar | 35g |
Salt | 1/8 tsp |
Eggs | 25g (Half medium sized egg) |
Vanilla Extract | 1/2 tsp |
For the dry ingredients and inclusions:
Ingredient | Amount (g / units) |
Cake Flour | 110g |
Almond Meal | 25g |
Baking Powder | 1/2 tsp |
Baking Soda | 1/8 + 1/16 tsps |
Earl Grey Tea (powdered) | 8g (powder from 4 sachets) |
Salt | 1/16 tsp |
Almonds, finely chopped | 50g |
Preparation instructions:
- In a large bowl, using an electric handheld mixer, on medium speed- cream the softened butter with the sugar and powdered sugar until creamy (2-3 minutes).
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and the vanilla. Gradually stream the eggs mixture while you keep mixing on medium speed, for 2 more minutes. It is important to scrape the bowl occasionally with a spatula, to ensure even mixing.
- Sift the dry ingredients over the butter mixture: flour, almond meal, baking powder, salt, earl grey and baking soda, and incorporate with cutting like motions until 80% combined.
- Add in the almonds and fold until fully combined.
- Pre-heat your oven to 170C (fan mode on), placing a baking rack at the middle shelf inside the oven.
- Shape the dough into small, 10g dough balls (takes about 10 minutes to complete this task), and evenly space them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Put the cookies in the oven and decrease the temperature to 160C (fan mode on). Bake for 13-14, until the cookies just start to brown.
- Cool down completely before storing.