Description
The creamy flavors of chai tea perfectly paired with a buttery vanilla sugar cookie.
Ingredients
CHAI SUGAR
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamonÂ
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 vanilla bean split, and scrape the seeds out
COOKIES
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted softened butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chai sugar (made above)
Instructions
SUGAR
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and cover. Store in a dark cool place for a few days to let the flavors melt together. (Sugar will keep in airtight container for up to 6 months)
COOKIES
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, powder sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
- In another bowl whisk together flour, cinnamon, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture until all combined.
- Scrape dough onto parchment paper and flatten into disk. Wrap up and place in fridge for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350
- Take dough out and roll dough until it’s about 1/4 inch thick
- Use cookie cutter to cut out shape of cookie and place cookies 2 inches apart on baking sheets.Â
- Sprinkle with Chai sugar
- Bake cookies until edges are lightly browned. About 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on wire racks, and store for up to a week in airtight container.
Notes
*adapted from taste of the south
- Category: Cookies
- Cuisine: Holiday
Keywords: chai tea sugar cookies