Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies

The Texas Spice Rack.com


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.