My love for all things chai spiced continues with this recipe for chai tea cookies! I found this recipe through Pinterest and saw that it could very easily be made vegan with the simple substitute of coconut oil for butter. These are so good that your non vegan friends won't be able to guess that they are vegan.
The original recipe is from The Kitchn, found here: http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-chai-tea-cookies-recipes-from-the-kitchn-198045
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon chai tea mix, from several chai tea bags (I used the chai tea mix from a coconut chai tea bag)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
Instructions:
1. In a food process, mix together the flour, sugar, powdered sugar, tea mix, and salt. I mixed this together in a bowl, so either way should work.
Also add in cardamom and cinnamon if chosen to do so. I did to add some extra spice and flavor.
2. Add the vanilla and coconut oil. Mix until throughly mixed together.
3. Transfer dough to parchment paper and form into an 8-9 inch log. Wrap the paper around and roll the log smooth.
4. Freeze or chill dough for 30 minutes. While dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
5. After dough is chilled, use a sharp knife to cut dough into 1/3 inch thick pieces and place on baking sheet. I had some difficulty with cutting my pieces at first, as they would crumble, so use a sharp knife and be ready to work with your dough. After about 3 attempts, they started to come out whole.
6. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes or until visibly browning on edges.
7. Although I hate to say it, allow cookies to cool for 5 minutes before trying to move to a wire rack. They are very delicate and crumble easily.
Enjoy with coffee or tea!
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