Chai Ginger Cookies
1. Whisk together dry ingredients – combine first 8 ingredients (flour through the salt) in a bowl and whisk until well mixed. Set aside
2. With a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat vegetable oil, sugar, molasses and egg until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
3. Slowly add the dry ingredient mixture to the molasses mixture and beat on lowest setting until a sticky dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours (or up to overnight) or until it’s easy to shape.
4. When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Make your chai sugar by combining ½ cup granulated sugar with ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp cardamom, and ¼ tsp nutmeg in a small bowl until well mixed.
5. Form rounded tablespoons of dough and roll them in the chai sugar before placing on the prepared baking sheet, leaving approximately 2 inches of space between each cookie.
6. Bake cookies for 7-9 minutes at 375ºF, or until edges are just set. Allow cookies to cool on pan for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Directions
1. Whisk together dry ingredients – combine first 8 ingredients (flour through the salt) in a bowl and whisk until well mixed. Set aside
2. With a hand mixer or stand mixer, beat vegetable oil, sugar, molasses and egg until smooth and creamy, about 1 minute.
3. Slowly add the dry ingredient mixture to the molasses mixture and beat on lowest setting until a sticky dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours (or up to overnight) or until it’s easy to shape.
4. When you’re ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375 and line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Make your chai sugar by combining ½ cup granulated sugar with ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp cardamom, and ¼ tsp nutmeg in a small bowl until well mixed.
5. Form rounded tablespoons of dough and roll them in the chai sugar before placing on the prepared baking sheet, leaving approximately 2 inches of space between each cookie.
6. Bake cookies for 7-9 minutes at 375ºF, or until edges are just set. Allow cookies to cool on pan for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
