Your Best Recipe with Tea

Soon, you'll be spreading all of these on toast. Together.

Brew a cup for you, and a cup for the butter.

Open up two more tea bags, and pour them into the bowl of your mixer.

There's no messing with the butter here -- just go for it.

And now, for a parade of add-ins. Honey's first.

Then orange zest.

Hello, lemon. You're going to be delicious.

Some lemon juice, for good measure.

And of course, this contest's namesake.

Things will go blurry for a second, but persevere.

If you're not making it into a roll, line your cutest butter dish in plastic wrap.

And fill!

Seal, and if you can bear it, wait for it to chill for at least two hours.

Ok, now you can eat. Go spread this on everything.

We think these ingredients deserve a pretty background. Don't you agree?

Steep your tea!

See this color? This is what you're going for.

The start of any good cookie: creaming the butter and sugar.

And a little mint. (This is sweet tea, right?)

Until it's pale and fluffy, you're free to take a break. Check your email, start some coffee...

Then add the eggs one at a time. Be patient.

It's tea time, for this batter.

A little zest always brightens everything up.

And finally, enter the dry ingredients.

Warning: these guys will spread on you, so be sure to set them apart.

While your cookies cool, whip up the glaze.

A mountain of sifted powdered sugar.

Sugar and tea are fast friends.

Whisk!

Dip your cooled beauties.

And let the glaze set. Or don't -- we won't tell.