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!
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?
- 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!
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
Put the eggs, butter, vanilla, granulated sugar, and brown sugar into a medium sized bowl.
Mix these ingredients together.
In a large bowl, mix together the flour, chai spice mix, baking soda, salt, and baking powder.
Slowly mix the sugar mixture into the flour mixture.
Roll dough into about 1 ½ inch balls, then roll in chai sugar mixture.
Bake for 8-10 minutes and enjoy your chai sugar cookie!
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Chai Sugar 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!
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