Chocolate Garam Masala Cookies
Chewy chocolate cookies filled with the warm iconic spice blend, garam masala.
Servings: 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup of butter, room temperature
- 1 cup of brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup of granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon of espresso powder (optional)
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of garam masala
- 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup of granulated sugar (for coating the cookies)
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, garam masala or both (for coating the cookies)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup of room temperature butter, 1 cup of brown sugar and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar using an electric hand mixer or a stiff whisk
- Add a large egg and a teaspoon of vanilla extract and whisk vigorously until fully combined
- Add 2 cups of all purpose flour, 1/2 cup of cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon of espresso powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons of garam masala and 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and mix until just combined
- In a separate bowl, combine 1/3 cup of granulated sugar with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon or garam masala
- Roll about 2 tablespoons of cookie dough into balls, roll generously in the cinnamon sugar and transfer onto a nonstick or parchment lined baking sheet leaving 2 inches between each
- Bake for 11-12 minutes in a 350 degree oven and then transfer the cookies onto a cooling rack
- Allow the cookies to cool until fully set on the baking sheet