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Spicy Chai Cookies – My all Time Favorite

  • Tobia
  • December 11, 2016
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You know how much I love this season by now. And I might have mentioned here and there that I am totally baking crazy.

I remember one year where I bought 12 kg of flour and baked it all in one weekend. It was insane. I am not doing that anymore but I am still baking way too much. I mean there are just so many fun recipes out there. But than there are the all time favorites. And the repertoire gets larger with every year…

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I have this unwritten rule with myself: For every known/proofed/favorite recipe I bake there must be an unknown one. This way it is not getting too boring but at least 50% of the cookies taste good.

One year I made 12 different cookies. So it was a surprise the other day when I realized there is not one Christmas Cookie Recipe on this blog. Time to change that and today I spill my most favorite recipe of recent years.

Spicy Chai Cookies

spicy chai cookies the best

While I love cookies and sugared goodies this time of year it just sometimes gets too much. And that is when those cookies come in. They change up the cookie jar with it’s spicyness and a bit savory taste.

What you need:
∗ 125 g butter, soft
∗ 75 g sugar – I usually use about 50 g
* 1 pinch of salt
* 1 egg
* 4 bags of Yogi tea / chai tea – I only use the ones based on black tea and found this one to be the best
* 1/2 tsp grounded pepper – sometimes I add more
* 100 g brittle
* 250 g flour
* 1 egg yolk
* 2 tbs milk
* 2 packs of vanilla sugar

Directions:

1. Whisk butter, sugar and salt until smooth. Add the egg.

2. Cut open tea bag and put into a bowl. Add half of the tea, pepper, 50g of brittles and flour to the butter mix. Knead until you have a smooth dough. Wrap in plastic wrap and let the dough rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Try not to eat too much dough.

3. Preheat oven to 160-180°C. Roll dough onto floured surface and either cut cookies with knife or use a cookie cutter. Put cookies on baking sheet lined with baking paper.

4. Mix egg yolk and milk and coat cookies. Add remaining brittles and vanilla sugar to the remaining tea and cover cookies. Bake for about 7-10 minutes until golden and crunchy.

spice cookies

This makes for approx. 100 cookies. And they usually don’t last long. Unfortunately! My supply this year is already gone. Maybe I make another batch.

What is your favorite cookie recipe? Please share I always want to try new recipes.

Happy baking

Tobia
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8 comments
  1. Sandra [ZWO:STE] says:
    December 14, 2016 at 8:28 am

    Hach, leider bin ich kein begnadeter Bäcker. Das macht bei uns das Herrliche während ich mich um Deko und Verpackung der Leckereien kümmere.
    Ich könnt mich direkt durchprobieren – so lecker sehen sie aus!

    Liebe Grüße und Kalorien zählen wir erst wieder im Januar! ;-)
    Sandra
    Sandra [ZWO:STE] recently posted…concrete Weihnachtskugeln – BetonMy Profile

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    1. Tobia says:
      December 14, 2016 at 1:04 pm

      Dann sag ihm schnell er so diese hier auf die Backliste setzten :-)

      Reply
  2. Lea von Rosy & Grey says:
    December 19, 2016 at 4:01 pm

    Liebe Tobia,
    mmmmmhh sehen die gut aus!! Ich liebe Chai, deshalb klingen deine Kekse wirklich unglaublich verlockend :)
    Eine schöne Weihnachtszeit wünsche ich dir ;)
    Liebste Grüße
    Lea

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    1. Tobia says:
      December 19, 2016 at 6:09 pm

      Probiere sie unbedingt aus. Du magst nie wieder andere…
      Frohe Feiertage
      Tobia

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  3. Jesse-Gabriel says:
    March 3, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    Das Rezept ist zwar schon etwas älter aber vielleicht liest du meine Frage trotzdem nach.
    Ich würde es sehr gerne nach backen aber weiß leider nicht was Srödel ist, könntest du es mir verraten!? Es wäre ganz toll.
    Viele Grüße,
    Jesse-Gabriel

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    1. Tobia says:
      March 5, 2021 at 6:52 pm

      Leider weiß ich nicht was du mit “Srödel” meinst. Ich kann es im Text nicht finden…

      Reply
  4. Jenny says:
    November 30, 2021 at 4:14 pm

    Ohhh…. these look delicious. I’m going to make them! I have my ways of “vegan-izing” recipes like this- I think it will work.

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    1. Tobia says:
      November 30, 2021 at 9:24 pm

      That does sound fun. If you manage to make it vegan let me know. I guess its only 3 ingredients and manageable. Enjoy. They are my favorite. Haven’t made them yet

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