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Chai shortbread from Cleveland Cooking

Easy Chai Shortbread Recipe

Author: Dan Harper
194kcal
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Prep 15 minutes
Cook 15 minutes
Chilling time 40 minutes
Total 1 hour 10 minutes
Indulge in the delightful flavors of chai with this simple chai shortbread recipe. Quick to make and full of taste!
Servings 10 cookies
Course cookie, Dessert, shortbread
Cuisine American

Ingredients

  • 9 tablespoons of unsalted butter
  • cup of sugar
  • 1 ⅔ cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon of ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon of cardamom
  • teaspoon of allspice

Equipment

  • 1 food processor

Method

  1. Place sugar and butter into a food processor and pulse until well combined.
  2. Add flour, cinnamon, ground ginger, cardamom, and allspice and pulse until mixture holds together.
  3. Place the dough mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap and wrap with a little room to roll it out into a 1/2 inch thick square.
  4. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
  5. Roll out dough to ¼ inch. Cut cookies out and chill before baking for about 10 minutes. See notes
  6. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, rotating the baking tray midway through the baking time.

Nutrition

Serving10 cookiesCalories194kcalCarbohydrates23gProtein2gFat11gSaturated Fat7gPolyunsaturated Fat0.5gMonounsaturated Fat3gTrans Fat0.4gCholesterol27mgSodium2mgPotassium30mgFiber1gSugar7gVitamin A317IUVitamin C0.1mgCalcium11mgIron1mg

Notes

I use 1/4 inch square dowels that I purchased from my local home improvement store to use as guides for rolling out the dough. 

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