Chai Shortbread Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
12 mins
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Total Time
32 mins
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Servings
24 cookies
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Calories
121 kcal
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Course
Dessert
Chai Shortbread Cookies
Description
This recipe infuses traditional shortbread with chai tea leaves, using loose leaf chai ground into the flour to distribute fragrant spices throughout the dough. The ingredients are combined in a food processor, then formed into a chilled log, which is sliced and baked until the edges begin to turn golden. The result is a delicate cookie with a soft crumb and nuanced spice flavor, balancing sweetness and buttery richness.
The baking process requires slicing chilled dough into about 24 cookies, which makes them convenient to portion and bake fresh. Cooling on the tray before transferring ensures they hold their shape and texture. These cookies pair well with tea or coffee and provide a subtle alternative to more heavily spiced or frosted cookies.
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour all purpose
- 3 tbs chai tea leaves loose leaf
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup icing sugar confectioners'
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 230 g butter room temperature, 2 sticks
Instructions
- Add the flour and tea leaves to a food processorand process until the tea is ground and spotted throughout the flour. Add the salt, icing sugar, vanilla extract and butter and pulse until a dough forms. Remove from the food processor and roll into a log of roughly 6cm (2 ½ inches) in diameter and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 190 celsius (375 Fahrenheit) and line a baking tray with baking paper. Slice the dough into 24 cookies and bake for 12 minutes or until the edges begin to golden. Cool on the baking tray before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 121 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 121kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 117mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 13mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 240IU | 5% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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