Taylor Swift chai cookies are the perfect balance of fall spices including chai, cinnamon, and vanilla.
Author:Laura
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:9 minutes
Total Time:1 hour 29 minutes
Yield:22 cookies
Category:Cookies & Pastries
Method:Baking
Cuisine:American
Diet:Vegetarian
Ingredients
Cookies
½ c butter, room temperature
¼ c olive oil, light flavor
½ c sugar
⅓ c powdered sugar
1 egg, large
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 c all-purpose/plain flour
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt (omit if using salted butter)
1 chai tea bag
Icing
1 c powdered sugar
2 Tbsp whole milk (add a little at a time)
dash of nutmeg
dash of cinnamon
Instructions
Beat butter and add the olive oil. Add sugar, powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, and tea. Chill the soft dough for about 1 hour or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Form cookie dough balls into approximately 2” rounds and place on a greased cookie sheet. Press slightly to even out cookie shape.
Bake for approximately 9 minutes. Cool completely. Prepare the icing by combining powdered sugar, milk, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Cover the cookies with icing and dust with extra cinnamon. Allow the icing to harden before serving.
Enjoy!
Notes
You can use salted or unsalted butter (omit the salt if using salted).
Best served with a cup of tea, autumn weather, and 1989 (Taylor’s Version).