Description
Enjoy Taylor Swift's Famous Cookie Recipe featuring a unique chai-spiced dough and a sweet cinnamon glaze. These soft and flavorful cookies combine the warm flavors of chai tea leaves, cinnamon, and nutmeg with a smooth butter and oil base. Perfect for a cozy treat, the cookies are baked until golden and topped with a delicate glaze.
Ingredients
For Dough
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tea bag of chai tea leaves (approximately 1 teaspoon loose)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, for topping
For Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tea bag of chai tea leaves (approximately 1/2 teaspoon loose)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350℉ (175℃) to ensure it's ready for baking the cookies.
- Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the unsalted butter, vegetable oil, and granulated sugar. Cream together until the mixture is smooth and creamy to incorporate air and ensure tenderness in your cookies.
- Add Flavorings: Mix in the egg, vanilla extract, and the chai tea leaves from one full tea bag. Stir until well combined to infuse the dough with chai flavor.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Sift together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg. Gradually stir these dry ingredients into the wet mixture until fully incorporated and a dough forms.
- Chill Dough: Cover the dough and let it chill in the refrigerator for one hour. Chilling helps the flavors develop and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
- Shape Cookies: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop 12 spoonfuls (about 1 tablespoon each) of dough evenly spaced on the sheet. Press each dough drop gently to flatten slightly, then sprinkle the 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar on top for a crisp, sweet finish.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 9 to 12 minutes until they are lightly golden around the edges but still soft in the center.
- Prepare Glaze: While the cookies bake or cool, mix powdered sugar, whole milk, ground cinnamon, and chai tea leaves from half a tea bag in a small bowl. Stir well, adjusting the milk or powdered sugar to reach your desired glaze consistency.
- Cool and Glaze: Allow the baked cookies to cool completely on a wire rack. Once cooled, drizzle the chai glaze over the cookies evenly for a delicious finishing touch.
- Serve: Enjoy your chai-spiced cookies with a cup of tea or coffee for a comforting treat.
Notes
- The chai tea leaves can be extracted from regular chai tea bags, use the loose leaves for better infusion.
- Chilling the dough is important to prevent spreading and develop flavors.
- Adjust the glaze consistency by adding a little more milk if too thick or more powdered sugar if too runny.
- You can substitute whole milk with any milk alternative if desired; however, it may slightly alter the glaze texture.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days for best freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American