5 from 4 votes
Taylor Swift Chai Cookies
Sweet, soft and spicy, this is the recipe for the megastar's popular Iced Chai Sugar Cookies – Aussie style!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Resting time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings:
24
cookies
Calories:
132 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American, Australian
Ingredients
Chai Cookies
- ½ cup butter 125 grams) (softened at room temperature for ½ hour, unsalted
- ½ cup vegetable oil (125 ml)
- ½ cup caster sugar (110 grams)
- ½ cup icing sugar (70 grams)
- 1 egg (60-70 grams) (whisk lightly before adding)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups plain flour (270 grams)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 or 2 chai tea bags contents only
Icing
- 1 ½ cups icing sugar
- 4 ½ tablespoons milk
- Sprinkles optional, to decorate, a little
- cinnamon optional, to decorate, a little
Instructions
Chai Cookies
- Beat butter and oil together until combined. (Start on slow speed and increase to avoid oil splashes.)
- Add sugars, egg and vanilla extract and beat again until smooth.
- Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (sifted together) along with the chai tea. Stir until combined.
- Chill mixture for about 1 hour.
- While mixture is chilling, pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius / 360 degrees fahrenheit and line two baking trays with baking paper.
- Roll chilled mixture into balls (about 1 ½ tablespoons of mixture each) and place on prepared trays (allow room for cookies to spread).
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Allow to cool on tray for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Allow to cool completely before icing.
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Icing
- Sift icing sugar and then add milk, a little at a time, until you have a soft, slightly runny mixture.
- Place a teaspoon of the mixture on top of each cookie and allow to spread or encourage spreading using the back of the spoon.
- Decorate with a little sprinkle of cinnamon and gold or crystal sprinkles.
Notes
- Storing: Store these cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to a few days. They'll last about a week if stored in an airtight container in the fridge. You can also freeze them.
- Freezing: Freeze the baked cookies in freezer bags or an airtight container for up to 3 months.
- Nutrition: The nutrition information is an automatically generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
Nutrition Information
Calories
132kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
29mg
(1%)
Potassium
20mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
133IU
(3%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 132
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 132kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 29mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 20mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 133IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.