Chai Spice Crinkle Cookies
Soft fluffy cookies infused with lovely chai spices. These cookies are rolled in spiced powdered sugar for that irresistible crackle look.
Ingredients
Chai Spice Cookies
- 4 ounces unsalted butter, soft
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons masala spice blend, (see notes)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Spiced Sugar
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon masala chai spice blend
Instructions
For the chai spice cookies:
- Cream butter and sugar until soft and fluffy, 1-2 minutes.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated.
- Stir in sour cream and vanilla.
- Whisk together flour, spice blend, baking soda, and salt. Add to butter mixture and fold in until mixed.
- Chill dough in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes – this will make it easier to scoop and roll.
For the spiced sugar:
- Whisk together powdered sugar and spices.
To make the cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop cookie dough balls and roll them in powdered sugar mix, shaking off any excess sugar.
- Place rolled cookies on prepared baking sheets about two inches apart and bake for 10-13 minutes, until tops of cookies spring back when touched and bottoms of cookies are golden brown.
- Allow to cool before eating.
Notes
Masala chai spice blend:
Don’t have a chai spice blend on hand? Mix some up yourself! 1 1/2 tablespoons cinnamon 1 tablespoon ginger 1 teaspoon cardamom 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon black pepper If using ground spices, simply whisk them all together. If using whole spices, grind them in a spice grinder until very fine. Use what you need for the cookies and then use the extra spice blend to make yourself a cup of chai!Did you try this recipe?
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