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Over the years, we have discovered that the delicious taste sensations of Bigelow Tea are not limited to the tea cup at tea time. When used as a flavor base tea adds a wonderful aroma and subtle notes, as well as a rich color to baked goods.

Developed in the R.C. Bigelow test kitchens in Fairfield, Connecticut, the recipes draw their subtle, sweet or exotic tastes from our delicious.
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Lemon Lift® Glazed Butter Cookies

Ingredients:
2/3 cups confectioners sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
*Lemon Lift® Glaze (see recipe below)

Yield: Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Nutritional Information:
Calories 73

Total Fat 3.8g

Saturated Fat 2.4g

Unsaturated Fat 1g

Trans Fat 0.0g

Protein 0g

Carbohydrates 9.3g

Fiber 0g

Cholesterol 10mg

Sodium 12.8mg

Potassium 7.8mg

Instructions:

Lemon Lift® Glazed Butter Cookies Beat together the sugar and butter until smooth and creamy. Stir in flour and salt, blending until dough is formed. Divide dough in half; shape into disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Roll dough on lightly floured surface to ¼" thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters, re-rolling scraps for additional cookies.

Place cookie shapes on ungreased cookie sheets and bake 12-15 minutes, or until edges start to brown. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool. Drizzle with Lemon Lift® Glaze.

*Lemon Lift® Glaze: Pour 2 tablespoons boiling water over 1 Bigelow Lemon Lift® Tea Bag in a small bowl. Let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bag, squeezing out liquid. Gradually stir in 1 to 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar until mixture is a glaze consistency, adding a few drops yellow food coloring, if desired.

About Bigelow Tea:
R.C. Bigelow, Inc. has produced quality teas since 1945. Based in Fairfield, CT, the company takes pride in its family heritage and its successful growth into one of the nation's leading producers of specialty tea. Today, in addition to its flagship Constant Comment Tea, Bigelow Tea offers a wide variety of gourmet teas, everything from black tea, flavored tea, green tea, herbal tea, decaffeinated tea, iced tea, and loose tea, along with tea gift baskets, tea chests and tea accessories. Buy tea online at Bigelow Tea. Read more »

The Bigelow Tea Company is owned and managed by the Bigelow Family who approach the manufacture of Bigelow teas with the same enthusiasm Ruth Campbell Bigelow possessed more than 60 years ago.

The History of Tea:
Tea is consumed by more health-conscious people and in greater quantity than any beverage except water. Tea is made with tea leaves from the Camillia Sinensis plant which is an evergreen related to the camellia and indigenous to Assam India and also parts of China and Japan. The lanceolate tea leaves are dark green with cream-colored fragrant blossoms. Tea flavor optimization is helped by volatile oils, its stimulating properties to caffeine and its astringency to the tannin content. The largest tea grower in the world is China. Tea requires a protected habitat in a warm climate with much rainfall in order to grow.
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