Peach Tea infused brown sugar cookies stuffed with homemade peach jam topped with a lemon and peach tea glaze and crunchy pearl sugar. The taste of summer!
6ozPeach JamPlease use this recipe: https://sunshinetxcookies.com/texas-peach-jam-small-batch/
Peach Tea Glaze
1Peach Tea bag
½cupWater
2cupsPowdered Sugar
2tspLemon Juice
1tbspPearl Sugarfor decoration on top of the cookies. I crushed sugar slightly for sprinkling. Optional.
Instructions
First, melt butter in a medium sauce pan with the contents of the two tea bags. Stir frequently to make sure the tea and butter are mixed well.
Let the butter melt and sizzle for a minute with the tea then turn off the heat, cover, and let sit for 10-15 minutes to infuse.
Strain the tea out of the butter by pouring the melted butter carefully into a mixing bowl. Allow butter to cool to room temperature before making cookie dough.
When the butter is cooled add both types of sugar and mix with a mixer on high speed for one minute.
Add the peach jam, egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and lemon zest to the butter sugar mixture and mix on high for 2 minutes. It should look smooth and creamy.
Sift the cake flour, all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt over the wet mixture and mix on low until it comes together in a soft dough.
I use a spatula to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl to make sure the dough is evenly incorporated.
Using a 2 ounce scoop I scoop out a portion of cookie dough. While the dough is in the scoop I make an inch indention in the center and fill with a half teaspoon of peach jam. I pinch closed, release the dough onto a cookie sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
Bake cookies at 375*F for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are golden lightly on the edges and top.
Allow cookies to cool on a wire rack until completely cool to the touch for glazing.
Peach Tea Glaze
Place 1/2 cup of water in a sauce pan or in the microwave to get piping hot.
Steep one peach tea bag in the very hot water for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the tea bag to get as much tea flavor out and discard the bag.
In a bowl place the powdered sugar and add 2 tsps of lemon juice and 3 tablespoons of peach tea.
Mix until smooth and creamy adding more tea if the glaze is too thick. The glaze should be the consistency of honey.
Dip each cookie into the glaze and place on a wire rack to allow the glaze to set. Glaze will set anywhere form 30 minutes to 2 hours depending on how hot and humid your kitchen is.
Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with crushed pearl sugar while the glaze is still wet.
Cookies will keep for one week in a tightly closed container.
Enjoy!
Notes
The best taste of summer, peach tea infused cookies with peach jam center and a lemony peach glaze. Helloooooo summertime!
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