Chai Spiced Brown Butter Sugar Cookies
Deliciously fragrant and perfectly spiced, these cookies feature browned butter for depth and a rolling in chai sugar for a subtle sweetness.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter Browned until amber and nutty.
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp black pepper Transforms the spices.
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- to taste chai sugar for rolling Mix sugar with a pinch of extra cinnamon and ginger.
Instructions
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a saucepan, brown the butter over medium heat until it becomes amber and smells nutty. Let it cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
- In another bowl, combine the browned butter, sugar, and brown sugar; mix until smooth.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Roll the dough into balls and then roll them in chai sugar.
- Place them on a baking sheet and flatten slightly.
Baking
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are golden.
- Let cool on the sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
If your kitchen is hot, let dough rest. Cookies travel well to potlucks but will not last through introspection at home.