Chai Tea Cookies
Chai Tea Cookies are soft and chewy with slightly crispy edges. This recipe for Taylor Swift chai tea cookies has the perfect combination of sugar and spice.
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 176kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter at room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 small egg at room temp
- 2 tsp cinnamon ground
- 1 tsp ginger ground
- 1/4 tsp cardamon ground
- 1/4 tsp all spice
- 1/4 tsp cloves ground
Optional
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chunks to decorate after baking
Instructions
- Use an electric mixer to cream the butter with granulated and brown sugar. Mix until smooth and creamy. It is essential to achieve a soft cream before following the next step.
- Add both eggs, one at a time, mixing very well after each addition. Eggs should be at room temperature; otherwise, they will break the butter emulsion, resulting in crispy and hard cookies. Next, add vanilla extract and mix to combine.
- Mix the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, and spices) in a different bowl. Then add them to the creamy batter. Use a spatula to combine; the result should be a stiff batter.
- Cover the bowl in film paper and let it chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours. The chilling process is key to the flavor and chewiness of the cookies. If possible, refrigerate it overnight.
- Before baking the cookies, preheat the oven to 350F and prepare at least two baking trays with baking paper. Scoop cookie batter into the prepared baking tray, leaving 2 inches between them. Lightly flatten the top with the bottom of a glass.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are set and lightly golden. More cooking time will result in crispy cookies, less cooking time more chewy cookies. For example, I baked them for 12 minutes, rotating the trays to get even baking in every cookie, and the result was chewy cookies in the center while crispy in the edges.
- After baking, let the cookies cool on a cooling rack. They will slightly harden when cool.
- If decorating the cookies with chocolate, melt the chocolate in the microwave in 60-second batches until fully melted.
Notes
Tips
- If you can make this cookie batter in advance to chill it overnight, you won’t regret it. Refrigerating the cookie batter allows the flour to hydrate and absorb all the butter and develop a bold spiced flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 176kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 36mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg