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Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookies PLUS How to Throw a Brunch

February 16, 2016 by Angela LeMoine 32 Comments


Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

I really enjoy hosting friends and families for the holidays, birthdays or just because. One of my favorite little get togethers to host is a girl brunch! A special treat for the important ladies in my life. A couple weeks ago I had my mom, grandma, mother in law and grandmother in law over for a really fantastic tea party themed brunch and it was a BLAST! I decided that this brunch would be the perfect reason to bake up a new cookie recipe! I came up with these AMAZING Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookies!

Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

I am always excited to try new products and when I saw Lipton’s new black and herbal varieties and improved green teas I could wait to taste them all! {Check out the full line-up of Lipton Green, Black and Herbal here}.  While checking out the new varieties I thought that the berry hibiscus would make for a great glaze and it turned out perfect!!! It adds a great subtly sweet berry, floral flavor to the simple shortbread cookies. The glaze couldn’t be easier either; just brewed tea and powdered sugar!

Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

I really wanted to make a brunch table beautiful so I headed out to some local craft stores and picked up some great additions! Pretty white platters, a great big drink dispenser for my Irresistible Lady Lipton Iced Tea {recipe below}, festive paper straws, beautiful small small glass jars for flowers and a really fun good morning piece of artwork! All this along with great food made for a perfect brunch with the ladies!! For the iced tea I went with the Irresistible Lady Lipton because its bold aromas and unique flavors join forces to put a twist on traditional black tea and with just some slices of lemon it was a perfect refreshing drink for my brunch.

Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

When setting up my table I like to have a lot of complimenting colors and for this particular brunch I was going for a very natural look- hence those pretty wildflowers all over the table.  I also like to have elements on the table at different heights like using both shorter and taller flower vases, the drink dispenser is elevated and the lower platters of food.

Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

Lets chat about what else I made for this Girls Brunch! I had a great variety of Lipton Teas available with a teapot of hot water ready to go. This allows guests to to taste several different teas and choose a favorite. For the breakfast portion of the brunch I had a variety of scones available, fresh fruit and eggs made to your liking.  I also had a platter of cheese/dry sausage/crackers, mini crescent blt sandwiches, cucumber rounds with herbed cream cheese and an open tea sandwich with hummus, shredded carrots and arugula.

Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

With all great gatherings, you must have dessert too! I had those delicious Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookies, sweet scones and a cheesecake topped with a fresh strawberry sauce. I was so happy that my Lipton tea infused cookies were such a huge hit with the family! Everything from the table to the teas to the food and conversation, it was a great brunch!

Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

 

Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookie PLUS How to Throw a Perfect Brunch | LeMoine Family Kitchen . An absolutely delicious easy cookie recipe plus everything you need to know to throw a great brunch! #LiptonTeaTime #Sponsored

 

Before I get to the recipe I do want to give you some tricks to make brunch really easy on you so that you too can enjoy the party! Prep, prep, prep my friends!! For example, make the Unsweetened Irresistible Lady Lipton Iced Tea the day before. Here how:

  • Bring 4 cups of water up to a boil. Add in 4-5 tea Irresistible Lady Lipton Tea Bags and let it steep for  about 4 minutes. Remove the tea bags and stir in 12 cups of cold water. Add in some lemon slices and refrigerate overnight.

The cookies can be made the day ahead too! Bake, cool, drizzle, refrigerate to harden the glaze then package in an airtight container. Before serving sprinkle with powdered sugar. For the sandwiches, go ahead and bake the crescents, cool and place in a zip locked bag. If making the blt sandwiches you can cook the bacon ahead and simply warm before assembling as well as slice the tomatoes the day before too! The more you can get done ahead of time the easier it is to assemble everything the day of.

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Berry Hibiscus Glazed Shortbread Cookies PLUS How to Throw a Brunch
Author: Angela LeMoine
 
Ingredients
  • makes 20 cookies
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ¾ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, cold and cut into small pieces
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • For the Glaze:
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 Lipton Berry Hibiscus tea bag
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
  2. With the dough blade in a food processor add the flour, powdered sugar and salt. Pulse a few times to combine.
  3. Add the diced butter and mix just until the dough resembles a course meal.
  4. Add in the egg and pulse until the dough just comes together, allow a little of the dry mix to remain, ensuring you don’t over mix.
  5. Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead the dough until combined.
  6. Roll the dough into a log, a couple inches high. Wrap in a piece of plastic wrap and place in the freezer for about 15 minutes.
  7. Once the dough is slightly hardened slice into approx ¼- 1/2 inch rounds.
  8. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake for approx 12 minutes or until the bottoms and outermost edges are very lightly browned. Cool on a cooling rack with parchment under the rack.
  9. For the glaze, bring ½ cup water to a boil. Add in the tea bag and steep for 4-5 minutes {you want a nice concentrated flavor}. Whisk together ¾ cup powdered sugar and between 4½ and 4¾ tsp of the tea until smooth.
  10. Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies and refrigerate just until the glaze is hardened. Sprinkle powdered sugar over top before serving.
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  1. peter @feedyoursoultoo

    February 16, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    What a clever use of the tea.

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 17, 2016 at 9:02 pm

      Thanks! It turned out really fantastic!

      Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 17, 2016 at 9:05 pm

      Thank you very much! The glaze adds the most fantastic delicate flavor to these easy cookies

      Reply
  2. Prairie Gal Cookin

    February 16, 2016 at 10:39 pm

    This looks like so much fun! As well as yummy! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 17, 2016 at 10:17 am

      We had such a fun time!!!

      Reply
  3. Platter Talk

    February 17, 2016 at 11:10 am

    Loving this fun idea and what a great way to jazz up tea time; fantastic job here!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 17, 2016 at 9:04 pm

      Thank you so much! We had a great day and everyone enjoyed all the eats especially the cookies!

      Reply
  4. Nicole Neverman

    February 17, 2016 at 5:13 pm

    This is such a great idea for a delicious fruity tea! Bet the cookies are super delicious 🙂

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 17, 2016 at 9:03 pm

      They are so so good and rather easy too!

      Reply
  5. pattyanderson54p

    February 18, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Using the tea in this was such a good idea.

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 19, 2016 at 1:09 pm

      Thank you!! It turned out to be perfect! A really lovely delicate flavor to the glaze

      Reply
  6. Florian @ContentednessCooking

    February 18, 2016 at 2:29 pm

    Those look so pretty and colorful!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 19, 2016 at 1:09 pm

      Thank you! They are a great easy cookie!

      Reply
  7. Ashlyn @ Belle of the Kitchen

    February 19, 2016 at 3:08 am

    These cookies are so pretty and perfect for a party! Can’t wait to try them out!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 19, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      Aren’t they fun!?! Enjoy!

      Reply
  8. Camila

    February 19, 2016 at 10:44 am

    Absolutely delicious!!!!! You got me at cookies and Tea!Love Lipton Tea!!!
    Hugs

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 19, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      Thank you!! The tea worked absolutely perfectly in the glaze! Its a perfect tea or brunch sweet treat! The iced Lady Lipton tea turned out delicious as well.

      Reply
  9. taranoland

    February 19, 2016 at 10:52 am

    What an awesome post and such perfect cookies, love them!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 19, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      Thank you so much Tara! I really appreciate that! Everything turned out great!

      Reply
  10. Michaela - An Affair from the Heart

    February 19, 2016 at 11:40 am

    What a clever use of tea!! I would have never thought to use like that! That’ berry hibiscus is one of my favorites, have some in my pantry RIGHT NOW!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 19, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      Its delicious on its own or in the glaze, it adds such a lightly floral berry flavor that works perfectly with this cookie

      Reply
  11. Sandra

    February 19, 2016 at 12:47 pm

    The hibiscus tea glaze is so pretty on these cookies! What a fun and yummy brunch!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 19, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      Thank you! We had a wonderful time and enjoyed the cookies very much.

      Reply
  12. dcclark13

    February 19, 2016 at 11:41 pm

    Everything looks so terrific and I love your table centerpiece! Looks like everyone had a blast!!

    Reply
  13. Karen Grosz

    February 21, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    Love the idea of throwing a brunch for my women friends. Thanks for sharing at Let’s Get Real Link Party.

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 21, 2016 at 1:20 pm

      It was a lot of fun! Thanks so much for stopping by

      Reply
  14. auntbeesrecipes

    February 21, 2016 at 9:10 pm

    These look and sound SO tasty!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 23, 2016 at 9:49 am

      Thanks!!! They are delicious!! The freeze well too!

      Reply
  15. dishofdailylife

    February 21, 2016 at 9:23 pm

    Never thought to use tea in cookies! I’m not sure why, I’ve used coffee. They look delicious!

    Reply
    • Angela LeMoine

      February 23, 2016 at 9:48 am

      They are great!!! This tea in particular added such a nice light Berry flavor to the glaze that was just perfect!

      Reply

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