Salted Dark Chocolate And Earl Grey Buttermilk Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE EARL GREY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together butter, sugar, and tea. Beat in vanilla, then eggs, one at a time until incorporated. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder; fold into egg mixture until just mixed.
• Drop cookies by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes.

SALTED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon sea salt in a bowl.
• Place butter in a saucepan over low heat and cook until melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chocolate chips and stir until completely melted. Remove from the heat.
• Combine brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Pour a small amount of the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture and stir until well combined. Slowly add remaining chocolate mixture, stirring constantly so the eggs don't curdle. Fold in the flour mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Drop 6 large scoops of batter about 2 inches apart onto each of the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies have spread and flattened to a diameter of 4 1/2 inches or larger, and the tops are crinkled and puffed, 12 to 14 minutes. Immediately sprinkle with sea salt.
• Place baking sheets on a wire rack and cool for 18 to 20 minutes. Remove cookies with a spatula onto serving platter.

EARL GREY TEA CAKE WITH DARK CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE ZEST

Steps:

• Prepare the frosting: In a small saucepan, bring 1/2 cup/120 milliliters heavy cream to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir in the tea, remove from the heat, cover and let stand for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. Strain the tea through a fine-mesh sieve, discarding the solids, and chill the remaining cream until completely cold, at least 1 hour.
• Prepare the cake: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch round cake pan and line with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, tea, baking powder and salt.
• In large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the orange zest and beat to combine. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat in the flour mixture on low, until just combined, then beat in the milk. (Don't overmix.) Add the chocolate and fold it in using a spatula. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake just until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool for about 15 minutes. Then tip the cake out onto the rack to cool completely.
• To finish the frosting, add the remaining 1/4 cup/60 milliliters cream and the confectioners' sugar to the tea cream. With an electric mixer on medium, beat the cream mixture until medium-stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the mascarpone and beat just until stiff peaks form. (Do not overmix.) Top the cake with the frosting to serve. Store leftovers covered in the fridge for up to 3 days; let come to room temperature before serving.

SALTED DARK CHOCOLATE AND EARL GREY BUTTERMILK COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a pan, melt the butter along with the tea bags. Once melted, cook over medium for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. The butter should be bubbling by the end. 2. Pour butter and tea bags into a heatproof bowl, cover, and let sit for 10-30 minutes (depending on how strong you want the flavor to be). Remove tea bags, squeeze out, and chill butter until it's solid but soft, about 1 hour, before proceeding. 3. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add cocoa and salt and combine, scraping down the bowl as needed. 4. Add half the flour to the bowl with the mixer on low, then add half the buttermilk. Repeat with the rest. Using a spatula, fold in chocolate chunks. Place dough in the middle of a sheet of wax paper or plastic wrap and form into a disc. Chill for at least 1 hour. 5. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat. Using lightly floured hands, roll out tablespoon-size balls of dough and place them about an inch or so apart on the baking sheet, pressing lightly to flatten. 6. Bake cookies for 12-15 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes, then carefully move to a wire rack. Cookies should be slightly crisp on the outside and fudgy in the middle when cool. 7. Dust lightly with powdered sugar and serve with big glasses of milk.