Chai Spiced Cookies Recipes

CHAI-SPICED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Grind tea into a fine powder using a spice grinder. Mix in cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and pepper.
• Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add the spiced tea mixture and mix thoroughly. Fold in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until a stiff dough forms.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch pieces with a cookie cutter or knife. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown slightly, about 20 minutes.

CHAI TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, white sugar, powdered sugar, tea mix, and salt in a food processor or small chopper. Pulse until tea is pulverized and distributed throughout the dry ingredients. Mix in cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and cloves. Add butter and vanilla extract. Pulse together just until a rough dough is formed.
• Scrape out dough onto a piece of wax or parchment paper. Form dough into an 8-inch log. Cover with paper and roll the log until smooth. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• Use a sharp knife to slice the chilled log of dough into 1/3-inch-thick pieces. Place on the baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are just beginning to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

CHAI-SPICED COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Stir in remaining cookie ingredients.
• Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack; cool 5 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix coating ingredients. Working in batches, gently roll warm cookies in coating mixture. Cool on cooling rack 5 minutes. Roll in mixture again.

CHAI SPICED COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
• Stir in remaining cookie ingredients.
• Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls.
• On an ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until very lightly browned.
• Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack and cool for 5 minutes.
• In medium bowl, mix coating ingredients. Working in batches, gently roll warm cookies in coating mixture.
• Cool on cooling rack 5 minutes.
• Fluff up coating mixture with wire whip and roll cookies in mixture again.

CHAI-SPICED TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat butter with granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine spices, flour and salt with a wire whisk until well mixed. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and stir until combined.
• Scoop teaspoons of dough and roll with hands into small balls. Place on a baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake until lightly golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes.
• Place powdered sugar in a pie plate. Roll warm cookies in sugar and cool on a wire rack.

CHAI SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and allspice. Remove 1/2 cup sugar mixture to a shallow bowl; set aside., In a large bowl, cream butter and remaining sugar mixture until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into 1-1/2-in. balls; roll in reserved sugar mixture. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CINNAMON CHIP CHAI-SPICED SNICKERDOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. For spiced sugar, mix first 6 ingredients., In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, sugar and 2 tablespoons spiced sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in baking chips. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 1 hour., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining spiced sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake until set, 11-13 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.