Chai Sugar Cookies
Jan 11, 2025 02:17 AM
These are thick, soft chai sugar cookies filled with warm spices and topped with a festive eggnog and nutmeg glaze. They’re quick and easy to make, perfect for sweater weather!
These soft-baked chai sugar cookies are similar to snickerdoodles, filled with a mix of cozy cinnamon and cardamom with a handful of other warming spices. The glaze is just sweet enough with hints of nutmeg. The story goes that these are Taylor Swift’s favorite cookies, and they’re quickly becoming one of mine, too! Here’s why:
Easy to make. I love recipes when I can drop the dough right on the cookie sheet! These drop cookies require zero chilling, and no rolling or cutting. Just mix up the sweet, spiced cookie dough, and it’s ready to bake.
Sweet, warming spice. Chai flavor is a little more complex than, say, pumpkin spice, even though it shares similar ingredients. The addition of cardamom makes chai spice super aromatic, sweet, and spicy. If you love a chai latte, wait until you’ve baked it into a cookie!
Perfect for chilly weather. There’s something about these chai sugar cookies that makes me want to wrap myself in a soft knit sweater and listen to Folklore on repeat. They’re perfect for fall baking, and I’ve been loving them in the wintertime, too. I swap the milk in the glaze with eggnog for a festive season version.
Ingredients:
- 10 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 large egg, plus 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Icing
- 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons whole milk or eggnog
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
14 minutes
Total Time:
34 minutes
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