Shortbread Cookies spiced with chai spices and flavors!

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 17 minutes
  • Total time: 32 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cookies
  • Category: Cookies, Snack
  • Cuisine: American, Indian

Ingredients

Chai spice mix

  • 2 teaspoons loose black tea leaves
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cookies

  • 1.5 sticks unsalted butter (12 tablespoons, at room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup +1 tablespoons powdered sugar (75 grams)
  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour (195 grams)

Method

  1. To a coffee grinder add loose black tea leaves along with the following spices - ground cardamom, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger and ground black pepper.
  2. Grind for few pulses till everything is well combined & uniform and set aside.
  3. Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer, beat together butter and powdered sugar till smooth and creamy.
  4. Add in the prepared chai spice mix, vanilla extract and combine.
  5. Add the flour and mix to combine. The dough should come together on its own as you continue to combine the flour using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer. If it doesn't come together, just use your hands to form a dough.
  6. Divide dough into 2 equal parts and make logs, 7 to 8 inches long. Wrap them in a plastic sheet and chill in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours or overnight.
  7. Once chilled, take the logs out of the fridge, roll into raw sugar (optional) and cut into slices. I cut each log into 12 cookies.
  8. Pre heat oven to 350 F degrees.
  9. Place the cookies on a baking sheet (lined with parchment paper) around 2 inches apart.
  10. Bake at 350 F degrees for 15-17 minutes. Remove from oven, let them sit in the pan for 5 minutes and then transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.