Soft, tender and buttery chocolate chip cookies studded with the subtly floral notes of earl grey tea (affiliate link). These earl grey cookies are a fabulous treat you must try!
Try these other great Earl Grey flavored recipes:
- Homemade Granola with Earl Grey and Strawberries – homemade granola recipe flavored with earl grey tea (affiliate link), orange zest and dried strawberries. An easy and flavorful breakfast!
- Earl Grey Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting – Lovely cupcakes studded with earl grey and slathered in thick, creamy lemon buttercream frosting!
- Banana Bread with Earl Grey – A super moist banana bread recipe with floral notes!
- Pumpkin Maple Gingerbread Cake with Earl Grey Whipped Frosting – This cake is literally the bomb. Moist and tender gingerbread cake sweetened with maple syrup and topped with an earl grey flavored whipped cream frosting. Its fall heaven.
These cookies are really easy to make. For the full set of directions, please scroll down to the recipe card below.
- Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat.
- Grind the tea in a clean spice grinder (or using a mortar and pestle) into a fine powder.
- Heat the milk to hot, and stir in the tea powder to steep while you prepare the rest of the dough.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt until combined. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugars until pale and creamy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and the tea steeped milk and mix until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Gradually add in the flour mixture and combine just barely incorporated.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop out a heaping tablespoons of the dough and place it on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes on the pan before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
Baking with Tea
I love this Earl Grey because it contains just a pinch of Lavender, which really mellows out the bergamot and compliments the Ceylon tea. With ones of orange peel, vanilla and cornflower, this tea is a beautiful one to enjoy in your mug – AND perfect in these cookies!
Cookie Storage
Store these cookies in an air tight container at room temperature for 4-5 days.
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Earl Grey Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft, tender and buttery chocolate chip cookies studded with the subtly floral notes of earl grey tea. These earl grey cookies are a fabulous treat you must try!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon good quality loose leaf earl grey tea
- 2 tablespoons milk, hot
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silpat mat.
- Grind the tea in a clean spice grinder (or using a mortar and pestle) into a fine powder.
- Heat the milk to hot, and stir in the tea powder to steep while you prepare the rest of the dough.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt until combined. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugars until pale and creamy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, and the tea steeped milk (you do not need to strain the tea leaves out) and mix until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Gradually add in the flour mixture and combine just barely incorporated.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop out a heaping tablespoons of the dough and place it on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes on the pan before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Store the cooled cookies in an air tight container at room temperature for 3-5 days.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 153Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 83mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information is an estimate and is provided for informational purposes only. For the most accurate information, please calculate using your specific brands and exact measurements.
Jen
Tuesday 24th of May 2022
I cannot wait to try these earl grey chocolate chip cookies! What a fun and flavorful combo!!
Amanda Mason
Sunday 19th of November 2017
I fell in love with Earl Grey tea while in London. And bisquits (cookies), with my tea. These looks so yummy and perfect with my tea!
Vegan Earl Grey Cupcakes
Saturday 19th of November 2016
[…] or got sucked up by the tea bags. Plan 1, fail. Â Plan 2 happened when I came across this genius recipe by The Gingered Whisk. The difference here is that instead of trying to steep the tea in something, […]
Lisa Kerhin
Saturday 19th of December 2015
Totally loved these cookies!!! Thank yo!! Not ashamed to say I didn't share them at all.
Lora
Thursday 17th of December 2015
These were so delicious and a beautiful flavor combo.