Ingredients
3 eggs
2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup chilled and brewed chamomile tea
(save 1 1/2 tablespoons of the tea for icing)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon almond extract
OR 2 tsp. nutmeg and 1 1/2 Tb vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
7 1/2 cups flour
for the icing ….
cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoon brewed and chilled camomile tea
1 1/2tablespoons evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 3 drops food coloring( any color)
Preparation
Beat eggs. Add butter, sugar, milk, tea and mix. Mix soda in a little water (enough to stir) and add to mixture. Sift flour and baking powder together and blend gradually into cookie mixture. Grease and flour cookie sheets. Roll dough into 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters and place on a cookie sheet.
For icing, sift powdered sugar and stir in milk and tea until mixture reaches icing consistency. Add vanilla extract for flavor and stir. Divide icing into containers and add food coloring to each container to obtain desired colors. Ice cookies after they have cooled. Allow icing to dry before moving cookies.
