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.
Prep Time 8 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
Overnight Fridge Resting 12 hours hrs
Total Time 23 minutes mins
Course Baking/Dessert
Cuisine british, Indian
Servings 15 Cookies
Calories 241 kcal
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
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.
Variations
Adjust the spices according to your taste.
You can skip the Fresh Ginger.
Sub half the chocolate for chopped Crystallised Ginger/Stem Ginger.
Calories: 241 kcal Carbohydrates: 34 g Protein: 2 g Fat: 12 g Saturated Fat: 7 g Cholesterol: 29 mg Sodium: 154 mg Potassium: 80 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 22 g Vitamin A: 224 IU Calcium: 20 mg Iron: 1 mg
Keyword Afternoon Tea, Chai Chooclate Cookies, Chai Cookies, Chewy Chai Cookies