TASTE
Jasmine green tea baked into this cookie
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In tea expert David Plaskett's extensive collection of tea-related memorabilia are several books on cooking with tea.
From "Cooking with Green Tea" by Ying Chang Compestine (Avery, 2000) comes this recipe, which makes use of the contents of jasmine green tea bags; other flavors of green tea can be used. You can make almond butter by pureeing skinned ("blanched") whole, raw almonds in a food processor with a few drops of neutral-flavored oil, or you can buy it at the health food store.
JASMINE ALMOND COOKIES
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream together butter, almond butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk or sift together flour, baking soda, tea and salt. Beat dry ingredients into wet. Dip a half-tablespoon measure or soup spoon into oil to prevent dough from sticking and drop by rounded spoonfuls onto baking shoot, 2 inches apart. Place and almond in the center of each cookie, pressing lightly. Bake at 350 degrees 12-14 minutes. Makes about 24 cookies.
