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Chai Sugar Cookies
Cookies with notes of sugar and spice are the perfect fit for fall. Just take it from Taylor Swift herself, who came up with the most genius way to dress sugar cookies into chai cookies just in time for the changing seasons. Mary Berg puts her own spin on these light and delicious cookies.
YIELDS
4
TO
6
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tea bag of Chai
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
- Pinch ground cardamom
Icing Glaze
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons milk
Directions
Cookies
- In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter until fluffy. White beating, slowly add in the oil and beat until incorporated. Add in the sugar and powdered sugar and beat to combine. Add in the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and the contents of the tea bag. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and stir just until combined. Cover and transfer to the fridge for at least one hour or up to three days.
- When ready to bake, heat your oven to 350ºF and line a cookie sheet or sheet pan with parchment paper.
- For Mary’s Version, whisk together the sugar and spices in a small bowl. Form the cookies by scooping two tablespoons of the dough into your hands and rolling them into a ball. Roll the ball in the spiced sugar and place it on the prepared sheet pan, pressing down to flatten slightly. Continue until all the dough has been used, leaving a few inches of space between each.
- Bake for nine to 12 minutes until lightly golden around the edges and puffed in the middle.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 10 minutes on the sheet pan, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Icing Glaze
- Meanwhile, make the glaze by whisking the powdered sugar, nutmeg, and milk together.
Serve
- Spoon the glaze over the cookies and set aside to firm up. Enjoy!
