Taylor Swift's Chai Sugar Cookies

Taylor Swift's Chai Sugar Cookies

from joythebaker.com
Dessert
105 min
2 servings

A perfect Autumn cookie with chai spices and extra nutmeg inspired by Taylor Swift.

Ingredients

  • ½ cupunsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cupvegetable oil (i like canola or sunflower oil)
  • ½ cupgranulated sugar
  • ½ cuppowdered sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoonsground ginger
  • 1 teaspoonground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoonground allspice
  • ¼ teaspoonground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoonground cardamom
  • ⅛ teaspoonground cloves
  • fresh cracked black pepper
  • 1 largeegg
  • 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract or the seeds of 1 vanilla bean pod
  • 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoonbaking soda
  • ½ teaspoonkosher salt
  • cinnamon sugar for rolling
  • 1 ½ cupspowdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoonground nutmeg, plus more for sprinkling the top of the cookies
  • 3 tablespoonswhole milk or eggnog

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    Using a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter in a large bowl on medium speed for about 1 minute.  Add the vegetable oil.  It may not fully incorporate with the butter, but that’s ok.  Add the granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and all of the spices. Beat to combine.

  3. 3

    Add the egg and vanilla, beating on medium speed until completely incorporated.

  4. 4

    Stir in the flour, baking soda and salt all at once using a wooden spoon or the mixer set on low.

  5. 5

    The dough will be soft. Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour or freeze for 15 minutes just so it’s easier to handle.

  6. 6

    For large cookies, dollop 2 Tablespoons of cookie dough onto the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.  For smaller cookies use 1 Tablespoon for each cookie.  Press the dough evenly with your fingers or palm to 1/4-inch thickness.  Roll each cookie dough in a small bowl of cinnamon sugar.

  7. 7

    Bake for 12 to 14 minutes for larger cookies or 8 to 10 minutes for smaller cookies.  Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes before transferring to racks to cool completely.

  8. 8

    In a medium bowl, whisk together the glaze ingredients to thick but spreadable. Spread each cooled cookie with graze just over the center, leaving the edges of the cookie free of glaze. Sprinkle with a bit of fresh nutmeg if you have it. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.