Delicious Real Chai Infused Cookies

One day I was craving chai and I wanted some cookies with it, so I decided to make these real chai infused cookies. I was instantly in love. I could enjoy the delicious take of both chai and cookies in one. What else could a chai-loving cooking eater ask for?

Ingredients for Real Chai Infused Cookies

All the delicious flavours of chai, but in a cookie.

The Ingredients List for the Spiced Cookies

To make my delicious real chai infused cookies, you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup real black chai (recipe here)
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
• 1 tablespoon cardamon powder
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

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Making the Chai for the Masala Cookies

The first step to making these cookies is to make my real chai. You can find my recipe for real chai here. I use the black chai from my recipe. So, try using that in your recipe too. Milk or cream will dilute the taste of chai in the chai cookies.

The Cookie Recipe Batter

In a large mixing bowl, whip the room temperature butter and sugar till they are smooth and creamy. I use a hand mixer, but you can use a whisk. You will need to beat the butter and sugar mixture for about 4-5 minutes.

Add the whole egg to the bowl and mix well. Now add the 1/4 cup of black real chai to the bowl and continue to mix till you have a brownish-looking liquid mix. Do not worry if the mix looks rather liquid. We will add enough dry ingredients to make it more like cookie dough.

In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, cloves, ginger, black pepper, and salt. Add this to the wet ingredients and mix everything to make a dough. The dough will be soft at this point.

Refrigerating the Real Chai Infused Cookies

Divide the dough into two equal halves. Prepare two pieces of plastic wrap large enough to fit half the dough. Using a spatula or spoon, place half the chai cookie dough mix onto the plastic wrap. Using the plastic wrap, form a log and wrap it properly in the same plastic wrap. Roll the sides of the plastic and tuck them under the roll. Repeat with the second half of the chai cookie dough and place both the rolls into the fridge for about 1/2 an hour.

Placing the rolls in the fridge will allow the butter to harden up again. This has a double purpose. One, it will allow you to cut the cookies easily. Two, the cold butter going into the oven will ensure that the cookies come out crisp.

Baking the Real Chai Infused Cookies

Remove the dough from the fridge. Dust some flour on a clean counter space, remove the log from the plastic wrap, and place it on the counter. Using a sharp knife, cut the chai cookie dough log into cookies. Cut them about 1/2 a centimeter thick. Line two 9×13 inch baking trays with parchment paper and place the cookies on the trays. Remember to leave space between the cookies, because they will expand as they bake. You might need to bake them in two batches.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Place the baking trays into the middle rack of the oven and bake them for about 30 mins. Keep an eye on the cookies. As soon as they start to brown a little bit from the sides, they are done. You do not want to overcook the chai infused cookies or else they will not be as tasty.

Remove the chai infused cookies from the oven and let them cool on the baking tray for a minute or so. Then move them onto a cookie rack to cool completely. Enjoy the chai infused cookies with a hot chai or warm coffee. I like to pipe a little semi-sweet milk or dark chocolate on them.

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