Chai-Spiced Cookies

The smooth, spiced flavors of Chai tea were the inspiration for these tender cookies topped with a powdered sugar coating.

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ingredients 15
Prep Time 1 hr 30 min
Total Time 1 hr 30 min

Ingredients

Cookies

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

Coating

1 1/2: cups powdered sugar

1/2: teaspoon ground cardamom

1/2: teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Stir in remaining cookie ingredients.
2 Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 1 1/2 inches apart.
3 Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until very lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack; cool 5 minutes.
4 In medium bowl, mix coating ingredients. Working in batches, gently roll warm cookies in coating mixture. Cool on cooling rack 5 minutes. Roll in mixture again.

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To measure 1 tablespoon dough for each cookie, use a #60 ice cream scoop.

Chai is the Hindi word for tea made with milk and spices such as cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and pepper.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 80
Calories from Fat: 35),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4g; 4%
(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, 2 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 50mg; 50%;
Total Carbohydrate: 9g; 9%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 5g 5% ),
Protein: 0g; 0%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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foodie_jen36

report Posted Jan. 2, 2010 8:09 PM

i made these cookies tonite, i love chai and chai tea. i did the recipe accordingly with a bit more spice and they are cooling as i type this...i like them without the powdered sugar on top it is a spicy kick, the next time i make these i will do it with the powdered sugar, these cookies are a new fave!

mrsphillips987

report Posted Dec. 5, 2009 11:51 AM

Fantastic Recipe! Super easy and I brought it to a cookie swap at Christmas and it was the bell of the ball. So light and yummy.