Grapefruit Tea Cookies

6 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Ready In: 1 hr 30 min

“My mother originally made these in her culinary arts class in high school in 1975 and they were made with lemon. I love the lemon but I wanted to make these and realized I didn't have any lemons so I used what I did have, grapefruit. They turned out wonderful! I bet they would be good made with oranges too. The glaze is different from your regular iced cookie with the granulated sugar giving a nice texture on top. Yummy!” - by J. Brooke

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Original recipe yields 2 1/2 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
Mix 1 1/2 teaspoon of grapefruit juice into milk in a small bowl, and set aside for about 5 minutes. In a large bowl, mash the butter with 3/4 cup of sugar until creamy and well combined, and beat in the egg and grapefruit zest until thoroughly combined. Beat the milk into the butter mixture about 2 tablespoons at a time, alternating with the flour mixture, until the dough is smooth. Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
Bake in the preheated oven until set and very lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool on racks.
Make glaze by mixing 3/4 cup sugar with 1/4 cup grapefruit juice. Brush glaze onto cooled cookies; let stand until glaze is set.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (30 total)

Calories
98 cal
5%

Fat
3.4 g
5%

Carbs
16 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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MomDiana

Apr. 11, 2011

"5 Stars from me! These are wonderful. My brother was thinking about cutting down his grapefruit tree, but these cookies will change his mind. I upped the flour to 2 cups and they turned out perfect..." See more. By the way, I also graduated high school in 1975, and lemon tea cookies were big then, but these are great. Thanks."

Aliesha

May. 4, 2011

"These were delicious! I had to bake them at 325 because my oven runs hotter than normal, but great recipe!..." See more"

trixie88

May. 3, 2012

"Really good and easy, cake-like cookies. I used a red grapefruit and doubled the zest and added a touch more juice because it's so mild. They came out perfectly. Delicious! I'm going to try them w..." See moreith Lemon for Mother's Day. :0)"

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