Chai Spiced Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons loose-leaf tea, or more to taste
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.13 teaspoon salt
• 0.13 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup butter
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for baking.
2. Using a spice grinder, grind the tea into a fine powder and transfer it to a mixing bowl. Add cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and black pepper, stirring to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Incorporate the spice mixture and mix well. Gradually fold in flour, adding 1/2 cup at a time, until a stiff dough forms.
4. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and roll it out to 1/4-inch thickness. Use a 2-inch cookie cutter or a knife to cut out cookie shapes. Arrange the cookies on baking sheets.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies are lightly golden brown, approximately 20 minutes.

Nutrition

• Calories: 62 kcal
• Fat Content: 4 g
• Fiber Content: 0 g
• Sugar Content: 2 g
• Sodium Content: 34 mg
• Protein Content: 1 g
• Cholesterol Content: 10 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 6 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g