Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies

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I am a fan of chai teas and came across this recipe for a chai tea spiced cookie. Really enjoyed them.

2 ¾ cup sifted flour

1 tsp baking soda

 ½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup soft butter

1 ¾ cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 ½ tsp ground cinnamon, (1) three inch stick of cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cardamom, about 6-7 pods

½ tsp ground allspice, 6-8 whole berries

¼ tsp black pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake 8 to 10 minutes

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper; set aside.

1. Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

2. Mix the sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, allspice, and black pepper. Remove ¼ cup of the sugar spice for rolling the cookies.

3.Beat the butter and the sugar-spice mixture until light and fluffy.

4.Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.

5.Roll dough into 2 inch balls and roll in the reserved sugar-spice mixture to coat. Place on cookie sheet about 1 ½ inches apart.

5.Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes.

spiced sugar recipes

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Spice Jars

Vanilla Sugar

 1 vanilla bean

1 cup sugar

Pour sugar into a mixing bowl. Slice vanilla bean in half lengthwise, and then scrape the seeds off of the pod. Put seeds into sugar and mix well. Pour into containers. Put the pods into the sugar, cutting them if necessary. Shake container every couple of days for 2 or more weeks.

Cinnamon-Star Anise Sugar

3-inch cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces

½ star anise pod

2-4 tbs. sugar

Pinch of salt

Combine the spices in an electric spice grinder or blender. Grind until reduced to a fine powder, about 1 to 2 minutes, then add the sugar and mix well.

It is delicious in coffee, sprinkled on cookies, in hot cocoa, yogurt, French toast, pie crusts, oatmeal, the list is endless.

I made my favorite yogurt dish. I start with plain yogurt then add ¼ cup blueberries sprinkled, mix well. Slice a banana and sprinkle the cinnamon/star anise sugar. Yummy!

Store in an airtight container.

Mustard

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¼ cup brown mustard seeds (1.5 oz)

¼ cup yellow mustard seeds (1.6 oz)

½ cup apple cider vinegar

½ cup water

1 tsp. honey

1 tsp. turmeric root powder

1 tsp salt

Put the mustard seeds, apple cider vinegar, and water in a glass jars.

Cover and let sit for two days.

When the mustard seeds are through soaking, pour the mustard seeds and the liquid into a food processor or blender.

Add the rest of the ingredients and blends until the mustard is ground into a mustard paste. You will still see whole seeds.

This recipe makes just under a pint. It will keep for six months in the refrigerator.

If like mustard your sure to enjoy this recipe.