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4 chai cookies in plate with cup of tea to side

Chai Spice Cookies

Safira
These Chai Spice Cookies are gorgeously chewy and are full of all the warm flavours of Autumn - think Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom, Cloves, Black Pepper.. and of course I had to add chocolate for a silky creamy mouth feel too.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Overnight Fridge Resting 12 hours
Total Time 23 minutes
Course Baking/Dessert
Cuisine british, Indian
Servings 15 Cookies
Calories 241 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 125 g Butter
  • 180 g Dark Muscovado Sugar
  • 50 g Caster Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 ½ tbsp Fresh Ginger Grated
  • 200 g Plain Flour
  • Pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 2 ½ tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ¾ tsp Ground Cardamom
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
  • 1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 200 g Chocolate Any you like, Chopped

Instructions
 

  • Melt and cool the butter for 10 - 15 minutes.
  • Beat melted butter, muscovado sugar and caster sugar for 3 - 4 minutes in the bowl of a stand mixer.
  • Add the egg and Fresh Ginger and beat for 2 - 3 more minutes.
  • Fold in the flour, bicarbonate of soda, chai spices and chopped chocolate. 
  • Mix just enough to form a dough then place in the fridge for at least an hour or overnight. 
  • Preheat oven to 180 C/Gas Mark 4.
  • Shape into cookies (makes around 15) and place on 3 - 4 lined trays.
  • Bake for 12 - 15 minutes.

Notes

Variations 

Adjust the spices according to your taste. 
You can skip the Fresh Ginger.
Sub half the chocolate for chopped Crystallised Ginger/Stem Ginger.

Nutrition

Calories: 241kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 154mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 224IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Afternoon Tea, Chai Chooclate Cookies, Chai Cookies, Chewy Chai Cookies
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