chai-spiced cookies

Greenwood, IN
Updated on Nov 27, 2011

Kind of like a spicy mexican wedding cake. Coated with spiced powdered sugar. Go ahead, try them, you won't be disappointed. I was skeptical, then I was plesantly surprized. I believe this recipe came from a Betty Crocker Cookie Cookbook Holiday Edition.

prep time
cook time
method Bake
yield makes about 4 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 - egg yolks
  • COOKIE COATING:
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

How To Make chai-spiced cookies

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 c. powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Stir in remaining cookie ingredients.
  • Step 2
    Shape dough by *tablespoonfuls into balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place dough balls 1 1/2 inch apart. I always line my cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Step 3
    Bake 12-15 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; cool 5 minutes.
  • Step 4
    FOR THE COATING: In medium bowl, mix coating ingredients. Working in batches, gently roll warm cookies in coating mixture. Cool on cooling rack 5 minutes. Roll in coating mixture again.
  • Step 5
    *To measure 1 tablespoon dough for each cookie, use a #60 cookie scoop (it looks like an ice cream scoop.) High Altitude (3500-6500Ft.): No change. Per Cookie: 80 calories, Total Fat 4g; Sodium 50mg; Exchanges: 1/2 Other Carbohydrate, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2

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Category: Cookies
Keyword: #Ginger
Keyword: #cinnamon
Keyword: #cardamom
Keyword: #Nutmeg
Keyword: #allspice
Ingredient: Dairy
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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