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    Home » Dessert » Chai Sugar Cookies

    October 27, 2020 Christmas

    Chai Sugar Cookies

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    These chai sugar cookies are soft, chewy, and have the perfect amount of chai spice. Seriously, these went quick at my house (and there’s only two of us). Don’t skip rolling the dough in the chai sugar, and don’t forget to leave a review!

    chai sugar cookies rolled in a chai sugar mixture

    If you browse this site you'll see how much I love using chai in recipes (who wouldn't want a warm chai donut?). That's because in the winter and fall, the warm spices are so comforting!

    What ingredients do I need to make chai sugar cookies?

    ingredients for chai sugar cookies
    • Flour
    • Granulated sugar
    • Light brown sugar
    • Chai spice mix (homemade or store bought)
    • Baking powder
    • Salt
    • Baking soda
    • Unsalted butter
    • Eggs
    • Vanilla extract

    What is chai?

    Chai is a tea made from black tea and a mixture of herbs and spices. The most popular spices to make chai with are cardamom, cinnamon, fennel, black pepper and cloves. However, there are different variations of chai that include different spices. My homemade chai spice mix includes cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, pepper, nutmeg, and cloves. Some stores carry chai spice mix, or you can order it online, but I prefer to make my own! Find other recipes that include chai spice mix here!

    chai sugar cookie dough

    Do I need to use unsalted butter?

    I’ve never made these cookies with salted butter, but honestly I make all my other cookies with salted and unsalted butter interchangeably and don’t see a difference. I think they would still turn out great but can’t vouch for it!

    Instructions

    step 1: add wet ingredients and sugar to a bowl

    Put the eggs, butter, vanilla, granulated sugar, and brown sugar into a medium sized bowl.

    step 2: mix these ingredients together

    Mix these ingredients together.

    step 3: Mix together the dry ingredients

    In a large bowl, mix together the flour, chai spice mix, baking soda, salt, and baking powder.

    step 4: mix the wet ingredients slowly into the dry ingredients

    Slowly mix the sugar mixture into the flour mixture.

    roll dough into balls then roll in chai sugar mixture

    Roll dough into about 1 ½ inch balls, then roll in chai sugar mixture.

    completed baked chai sugar cookies

    Bake for 8-10 minutes and enjoy your chai sugar cookie!

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    Chai Sugar Cookies

    These sugar cookies have the perfect amount of chai spice and are coated in a chai-sugar coating!
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Servings 24 cookies

    Ingredients
      

    Cookie dough

    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup light brown sugar
    • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoon chai spice mix homemade or store bought
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon baking soda

    Chai sugar coating

    • ¼ cup granulated sugar
    • 2 teaspoon chai spice mix

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350 F
    • In a medium mixing bowl, mix together the 1 cup of granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
    • In a separate large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, 2 teaspoon chai spice, baking powder, salt, and baking soda.
    • Slowly mix the butter mixture into the flour mixture.
    • In a small bowl, mix together the chai sugar mixture.
    • Form dough into about 1 ½ tablespoon sized balls, and roll each in the sugar mixture until thoroughly coated.
    • Place the cookies on a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
    • Remove from oven and enjoy!
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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