Chai Latte Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened (2 sticks))
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (+ extra for rolling)
• 1/2 cup instant chai latte powder
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• Spiced Frosting ((recipe in notes))
• Powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Baking your baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Cream the butter, sugar, and instant chai together until fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg, mix well. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly add it to the sugar mixture until beaten smooth.

3. 3

   Add 1/4 cup of sugar to a small bowl. Roll tiny 1/2-inch balls of dough and place them in the sugar. Roll them around to coat and move them to a baking sheet, about an inch apart.

4. 4

   Using the bottom of a glass, press the dough balls until they are slightly flattened out, but not thin, about 3/4 inch thick.

5. 5

   Bake for approximately 8 minutes.

6. 6

   Once cooled, pipe a small mound of spiced frosting onto half of the cookies (bottom-side-up). Top each cookie with another cookie. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.