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Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies

Published: Dec 15, 2015 · Modified: Mar 25, 2020 by Louisa Clements · This post may contain affiliate links

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Add some holiday flavour to these drop Christmas cookies with this simple recipe for chai spiced sugar cookies with cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and allspice.

Add some holiday flavour to a simple drop sugar cookie with this recipe for chai spiced sugar cookies. | livinglou.com

I think it’s about time or a new holiday cookie and this recipe for chai spiced sugar cookies should be added to your holiday baking this year. If you’re looking for a holiday treat that’s a little less-indulgent, try my whole wheat gingerbread muffins – but if you’re looking for cookies, I think you need to try this recipe. And if you love chai spiced treats, you’ll also love my chai hazelnut shortbread bars.

Every year, I work on at least one new kind of cookie and this year, it’s been all about these chai spiced sugar cookies. They are a simple drop cookie (no need to roll, cut and decorate) and are loaded with aromatic spices like cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg and allspice in a way that isn’t overpowering. You could even do a delicious glaze or drizzle them with white chocolate, but I opted just to keep things simple this year.

Baking and sharing holiday cookies with my friends and family is something that I’ve been doing forever but I find that I always have difficulty finding the perfect festive containers to give my cookies in and this year I’ve found that GLAD’s special holiday collection of food storage containers are the perfect gift-giving container.

I used the Tall Entree Containers which is the perfect size for cookies (they also have the most adorable holiday-inspired food wrap and freezer zipper bags). The special holiday collection not only looks festive (they are printed with winter motifs) but with their tight-sealing lids you can be confident that your cookies will stay fresh and won’t spill out.

Add some holiday flavour to a simple drop sugar cookie with this recipe for chai spiced sugar cookies. | livinglou.com

This is a serious concern; last year, I was using a festive holiday tin for my cookies and it somehow opened during a car ride and the cookies went everywhere. All over the floor of my car.

Wasted cookies and frustration is not a way to get in the holiday spirit, I promise. No bueno. The good news is, I’ve been using GLAD containers for food storage for years and I trust these containers so I don’t have to worry about this happening again.

When I was little, we’d bake and decorate sugar cookies to bring in to class parties. As I got older, I started making tons of different varieties to give to my friends and neighbours in December, and I always packaged them up in festive containers to be dropped off around Christmas.

This has been a tradition that makes me so happy because everyone loves getting cookies. I’ll be honest though, holiday baking can get a little stressful at times. I mean when you have dozens and dozens of cookies on every single surface in your kitchen, there is always a moment of “WHY am I doing this!!”, it’s that messy-middle thing that seems to happen far too often in pretty much everything.

Add some holiday flavour to a simple drop sugar cookie with this recipe for chai spiced sugar cookies. | livinglou.com

You know when you decide to reorganize a room and suddenly there is stuff everywhere and you sit down and look around and think “What have I done.”. Or when there is a bit of change going on in life, there is always that messy period in the middle where you’re questioning and thinking “Was this really a good idea?”.

This December has been pretty insane so I’ll be scaling back my regular holiday baking extravaganza – I’m hoping to avoid that “messy middle”. Instead, I’m focusing on bringing cookies to a couple of holiday potlucks I have coming up and then to my family’s Christmas dinner (I bring cookies every year).

So which cookies do I plan on packing up this year? Well, you can almost guarantee these chai spiced sugar cookies will be there as well as my chocolate ginger molasses cookies (I like to make this dough ahead of time and freeze it) and my simple tea-flavoured shortbreads. These are two varieties of cookies that are easy to make and perfect for the holiday season.

Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies

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Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 25 minutes
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Servings: 30

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp cardamom
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp ginger
  • ¼ tsp allspice
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk flour with baking soda, spices and salt.
  • In the bowl of a standmixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract. Slowly add in flour mixture – the dough may seem dry at first but keep mixing at a low speed and it will incorporate.
  • Scoop dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on a baking sheet.
  • Bake in the centre of the oven for 12-15 minutes, allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Did you try this recipe?Leave a comment + rating and let me know what you think!
Filed Under: baking, cookies, dessert, easy, Holidays

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  1. Lori

    January 04, 2019 at 2:00 pm

    I made these delicious cookies & loved them! They came out crispy and pillowy at the same time. Perfectly spiced and sweet. Great with a cup of coffee!
    ★★★★☆

    4 stars

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    • Lou

      January 13, 2019 at 5:17 pm

      Lori, I'm thrilled you enjoyed these cookies! They are one of my favourites as well.
      Reply
  2. Shirley

    November 12, 2016 at 5:46 pm

    These cookies look soooo yummy! Must try them! Love the photo too!
    Reply
  3. Cindy C

    December 17, 2015 at 2:12 am

    These sound yummy! Never made anything like this before but I really want to try these!
    Reply
    • Lou

      December 18, 2015 at 8:23 am

      Thanks Cindy, let me know if you give them a try :)
      Reply
  4. Stephanie

    December 16, 2015 at 4:28 pm

    I love chai! Definitely need to try these!
    Reply
    • Lou

      December 16, 2015 at 6:29 pm

      Thanks Stephanie, let me know if you do!
      Reply
  5. Lauren

    December 15, 2015 at 4:14 pm

    Yum! I love chai tea and cookies so these sound like a must try.
    Reply
    • Lou

      December 16, 2015 at 1:00 am

      Thank you Lauren! Let me know if you give them a try.
      Reply
  6. Christina

    December 15, 2015 at 3:00 pm

    Your cookies are always a big hit at Christmas! Keep them coming!
    Reply
    • Lou

      December 16, 2015 at 1:00 am

      Thanks, will do :)
      Reply

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