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    Home » Cocoa Tango Shortbread Cookies

    Cocoa Tango Shortbread Cookies

    Written by Living the Gourmet, a trusted food and lifestyle site since 2008.

    I have a question for you, are you sweet? Or spicy? 😉

    I'm sweet…with a sprinkle of spice.
    With Good Earth Teas, you can taste tea untamed with their bold, flavorful fusions like Wild Chaild, Sweet & Spicy, or MatchaMaker.
    Good Earth has large variety of exciting tea blends that can be enjoyed hot or cold, caffeinated or decaffeinated.  
    Today, Living the Gourmet is testing out the exotic Cocoa Tango - black herbal tea infused with notes of chocolate and chili peppers. 
    This recipe was created with celebrity Iron Chef Elizabeth Falkner, who has partnered up with Good Earth and is taking tea to a whole new level.
    These shortbread cookies are nothing short of unexpected and delicious, perfectly blending out the elements of sweet and spicy.
    Get a closer look at Good Earth's teas and recipes at their site here.
    **I was given these products for review.  All opinions expressed are my own.

    Cocoa Tango Shortbread Cookies:
    8 oz. butter at room temperature
    5 0z. sugar
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 tea bag Good Earth Cocoa Tango
    ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    ¼ cup chopped bittersweet chocolate
    10 oz. all-purpose flour
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    Combine the butter and sugar in a bowl.
    Mix the butter and sugar with a spatula or spoon until incorporated together.
    Add the salt and open the Good Earth Cocoa Tango tea bag and pour into the mix.  Stir the mix together.
    Add the flour and continue mixing until the dough forms together.  Halfway through mixing the flour, add the chopped chocolate into the dough.  Dump the mixture on to a large work surface and knead the dough with hands until it comes together.
    Shape the dough into a log.  Slice the dough into 1" pieces and lay on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
    .
    Bake for 12 minutes 
    Cool and serve.

    Toodles,
    Tammy<3
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    1. Diane Balch says

      March 09, 2014 at 3:12 pm

      I love the idea of baking with tea... such a different flavor. thank you for bringing your cookies to foodie friday.

      Reply
    2. Anonymous says

      March 05, 2014 at 10:15 pm

      I'm always looking for a new recipe and your shortbread cookies is one I'll have to try. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

      Cheers,
      Kathy Shea Mormino
      The Chicken Chick
      http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

      Reply
    3. lenia says

      March 05, 2014 at 8:08 am

      They must taste heavenly!
      Many kisses from Greece,dear Cathrine!

      Reply
    4. Miss Messy says

      March 04, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      oooo that tea sounds awesome 🙂 and these cookies look delicious!

      Reply
    5. Elzbieta Hester says

      March 04, 2014 at 5:36 pm

      ...me...between sweet and tart, something like that. In any case, your cookies look good enough to eat. Can I have one, please? 🙂 ela

      Reply
    6. Kim G. says

      March 04, 2014 at 12:52 pm

      Oh! I love love these shortbreads Tammy! These looks wonderful!

      Reply
    7. Chiara Giglio says

      March 04, 2014 at 10:59 am

      Hi Tammy, sometimes I'm sweet, sometimes I'm spicy ! What a delicious cookies !

      Reply
    8. Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoes says

      March 04, 2014 at 3:41 am

      I'm with you - sweet and a little spice. These sound interesting - going to pin them!

      Reply
    9. Reeni Pisano says

      March 04, 2014 at 2:06 am

      I love that you infused the tea into a cookie! Such a great idea Tammy! They look delicious! I'm a big tea drinker - I will have to look for this flavor. I'm sweet with a sprinkle of spicy too! 🙂

      Reply
    10. Pam says

      March 03, 2014 at 5:37 pm

      I am more of a salty/sweet person. These cookies look and sound fantastic!

      Reply
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