Chai-Spiced Shortbread Cookies

Name: Chai-Spiced Shortbread Cookies
Total time: 40
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons loose-leaf tea, or more to taste; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¼ teaspoon ground cloves; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper (Optional); 1 cup butter; ½ cup white sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe by Leiland from allrecipes.com

Dessert 40 Mins.

Ingredients

48 servings

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2 tablespoons loose-leaf tea, or more to taste
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1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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½ teaspoon ground ginger
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½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
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¼ teaspoon ground cloves

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⅛ teaspoon salt
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⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper (Optional)
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1 cup butter
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½ cup white sugar
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Grind tea into a fine powder using a spice grinder. Mix in cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and pepper.
Beat butter, sugar, and vanilla extract in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add the spiced tea mixture and mix thoroughly. Fold in flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until a stiff dough forms.
Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and roll out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch pieces with a cookie cutter or knife. Arrange cookies on baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to brown slightly, about 20 minutes.