Chai Snickerdoodles Recipe
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
24 cookies
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Calories
161 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Chai Snickerdoodles Recipe
Description
The Chai Snickerdoodles are made by blending traditional cookie ingredients with chai-inspired spices including ginger, cardamom, cloves, allspice, and black pepper. The cookie dough also features cream cheese and a mix of butter and neutral oil for moisture and softness. After the dough is prepared, it is portioned and rolled into balls, then coated in a sugar and spice mixture with extra cinnamon and cardamom.
Baking at 350°F, the cookies develop gentle crisp edges and a tender, thick center, especially if left unflattened before baking. The chai spices provide a warm, layered flavor that complements the sweet dough, while the spice coating adds an inviting aroma and subtle texture contrast.
These cookies suit fall or winter baking with their comforting spice notes and flexible texture. If the dough is too soft to handle, chilling it for 30 minutes firms it up. The choice to flatten the dough before baking changes the cookie thickness and chewiness, so either method works according to preference.
Ingredients
Snickerdoodles:
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar white
- 2 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 6 tablespoons butter melted and warm, unsalted
- 1/3 cup neutral oil (such as grape seed, vegetable or avocado oil)
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk (oat milk works too!)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
Sugar + Spice Coating:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar white
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch ground cardamom
Instructions
To Make the Cookie Dough:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, allspice, and pepper.
- To the large bowl of a stand mixer, add the sugar, cream cheese, and butter. Beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the oil and beat until incorporated. next, add the egg, milk, and vanilla. Continue to beat until smooth. In 2 additions, add the flour mixture, being sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl in between, until just mixed.
To Make the Sugar + Spice Coating:
- On a small plate, mix together the sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom.
To Bake the Cookies:
- Divide the dough into 24 equal pieces or about 2 tablespoons each (or you can use a medium cookie scoop). Using your hands, roll the dough pieces into balls. Working in batches, roll the balls in the sugar and spice mixture. Place them on a the baking sheet about 4-inches apart (these will spread). Sprinkle the tops evenly with some of the remaining sugar + spice mixture.
- Bake 1 tray at a time for 11 to 12 minutes, rotating the tray after 7 minutes, or until the edges are set and just beginning to brown. Continue until all the cookies are baked. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let cool to room temperature before serving.
Notes
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes helps handle soft dough more easily.
- Flattening cookies before baking results in thinner, crispier cookies, while leaving them unflattened yields thicker, fluffier results.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 161 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 161kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 32mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 119IU | 2% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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