Chai Butter Cookies
Tender, buttery cookies full of warm chai flavors.
Servings: 48 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/8 cups of salted butter (255 grams/18 tablespoons), room temperature
- 1 cup of confectioners sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoons of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of all spice
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
- white chocolate, melted (optional garnish)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine 1 1/8 cups of room temperature butter with 1 cup of confectioners sugar, an egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extractÂ
- Use an electric hand mixer to cream the ingredients together
- In a separate bowl, sift 2 2/3 cups of all purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon of all spice, 1/2 teaspoon of ginger, 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom and 1/4 teaspoon of nutmegÂ
- Add the dry ingredients in with the creamed butter mixture and mix until fully combined
- Place two sheets of plastic wrap onto the counter and divide the dough between the two sheets
- Wrap the dough tightly in the plastic wrap and chill the dough in the refrigerator for about an hour
- Working with one portion at a time, unwrap the dough and place it onto a lightly floured surface
- Roll the dough out to between 1/8-1/4 inch thickness
- Use cookie cutters to cut your desired shapes and transfer the cut out cookies onto parchment lined baking sheets
- Place the cut out cookies into the freezer while you preheat your oven to 325 degrees
- Repeat the process with the second portion of dough
- Once the oven is preheated, bake the chilled cookies for between 10-12 minutes or until their edges are just lightly golden
- Transfer the cookies onto cooling racks
- Glaze or drizzle, if desired and enjoy
- Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature