Description
’Tis the damn season… It’s time to bake Taylor Swift’s chai sugar cookies! These delicate sugar cookies are infused with the flavor of Chai tea and topped with a cinnamon-spice glaze, making them the perfect autumn treat.
Ingredients
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For the cookies:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 chai tea bag
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) dairy free butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Cinnamon sugar, for rolling
For the frosting:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 – 3 tablespoons dairy free milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove tea from tea bag (measure about 1 ½ teaspoons).
- In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt and tea together. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter and oil until combined.
- Mix in the sugar, powdered sugar, egg and vanilla.
- Stir in the flour mixture until a dough forms.
- Cover and chill for 1 hour.
- Scoop dough into tablespoon-sized balls and roll in sugar mixture. Place onto cookie sheet a few inches apart.
- Bake for about 9 – 10 minutes in the oven.
- While the cookies bake, whisk the frosting ingredients together until smooth.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to rest for about 5 minutes before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before frosting.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Chill Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 171
- Sugar: 14.1 g
- Sodium: 94.7 mg
- Fat: 8.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 22.3 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 1.4 g
- Cholesterol: 7.8 mg