Buttery Chai Tea Cookie Recipe

Hello sweet friends. Welcome to Natasha in Oz, my little bloggy home Down Under! I'm so glad you stopped by to visit today as I am sharing a delicious recipe for Chai Tea Cookies that I think you will love.

I found this great recipe for Earl Grey tea biscuits on the Martha Stewart site but since Big Al isn't really a fan of earl grey tea, I tweaked it a bit to make this Chai Tea Cookie Recipe.

Chai Tea Cookie Recipe

I used Twinings Chai tea for this recipe as this is the chai tea that I regularly drink....the aroma of this tea is just so beautiful!

The first thing I did was grind the tea leaves.

Next I sifted the flour and then added the tea leaves and the spices to the bowl.

In another bowl I beat the butter, vanilla, sugar and cornflour together for about 3 minutes.

I then added the dry ingredients and mixed everything together until well combined.

I then halved the mixture and rolled it into plastic wrap. It would have been much better to use baking/parchment paper like Martha suggests but I had run out!

You then chill the dough until it is hard again. I kept mine in the freezer for about 1 hour.

When ready to bake, set the oven to about 350 F or 180 C or gas mark 4. Slice the log into 1/4-inch-thick slices and place on lined baking trays.

Bake them until the edges start to go a little brown and cool.

Enjoy these spicy yet sweet Chai tea cookies with a hot cup of Chai Tea!

print recipe

Chai Tea Cookies

by Natasha In Oz April-16-2010

This Chai Tea cookie recipe is rich, buttery and is the perfect afternoon tea treat.

Ingredients

• 2 cups All purpose flour
• 2 Tablespoons finely ground Chai Tea leaves (about 4-8 tea bags, depending on the size of the tea bags)
• 2 sticks/ 8 ounce or 225 grams Unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup Confectioners/icing sugar
• 2 tablespoons Cornflour
• 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons Nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons Vanilla extract.

Instructions

Whisk flour, tea, and salt in a small bowl; set aside. In another bowl beat the butter, vanilla, sugar and cornflour together for about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture until just combined. Divide dough in half. Transfer each half to a piece of parchment paper; shape into logs. Roll in parchment to 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Chill the dough until it is hard again. I kept mine in the freezer for about 1 hour. When ready to bake, set the oven to about 350 F or 180 C or gas mark 4. Slice the log into 1/4-inch-thick slices and place on lined baking trays. Bake them until the edges start to go a little brown, about 13 to 15 minutes. Cool on cooling racks then enjoy these buttery treats before they all disappear.These cookies can be stored for about 5 days in airtight containers at room temperature.

Details

Prep time: 1 hour Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 1 hour 15 mins Yield: 7 to 8 dozen

I enjoyed a couple of these delicious Chai Tea cookies for morning tea as I read a new book that my Grandmother gave me recently.It is a book called Aroma and it is all about aromatherapy, (which I am very passionate about; click here to see my recent post) in cooking! 

Thanks Nan! You know me well!

I really enjoyed reading this beautiful book while sipping my hot tea.

Well, I guess I'd better go and get some other jobs done...like cleaning all of those messy dishes from my baking! Before I go I just to let you know that I will also be linking here! and Savvy Southern Style.

I also would like to invite you to come back on Saturday to join in with this weekend's

Say G'day Saturday linky party!

As always, I am so happy that you came to spend time with me today and I really appreciate your visit! Don't forget to reward yourself some time this week!

Best wishes for a beautiful weekend,

Natasha In Oz 

Please join me each weekend for the 

Say G'day Saturday Linky Party!

You can also visit me at PINTEREST, TWITTER, 

INSTAGRAM and FACEBOOK!