Soft and Chewy Chai Spiced Cookies with Einkorn Flour
Imagine soft and chewy cookies made with nutty-flavored einkorn flour. A classic sugar cookie, sweet and simple. Now, imagine infusing it with the warm, cozy flavors of chai. A symphony of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, cardamom, and nutmeg. Result? A soft and chewy Chai spiced cookie that is out of this world!
Equipment
Ingredients
Chai Spiced Cookies
- 2 1/3 cups Einkorn Flour all purpose 290 grams
- 1/2 cup Butter room temperature unsalted 113 grams
- 2 Large Eggs room temperature
- 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup Coconut sugar
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Cinnamon ground
- 1 tsp Ginger ground
- 1 tsp Cardamon ground
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg ground
- 1/4 tsp All spice ground
For the spiced sugar (rolling cookies in)
- 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon ground
- 1/4 tsp Ginger ground
- 1/4 tsp Cardamon ground
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg ground
- 1/8 tsp All spice ground
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, and spices. Set aside.
- Cream Butter & Sugar: In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add Eggs & Vanilla: Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Add the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Scoop Dough: Using a large spring-loaded cookie scoop (about 3.2 Tbsp), portion out dough. Roll the top of each dough ball in the spiced sugar mixture. Place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake: Bake for 10–12 minutes, adjusting time if making smaller cookies.
- Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for at least 30 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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