Chewy Dirty Chai Cookies with Espresso Glaze
These chewy dirty chai cookies are made with brown butter and warm chai spices, and finished with a simple espresso glaze for a little coffee kick. No chilling time… just really good cookies.
Ingredients
- for the cookies:
- 1 cup butter browned and not hot
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 2 Tbsp milk powder
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- for the espresso glaze:
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder
- 1–2 Tbsp milk or cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, milk powder, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, cloves and black pepper.
- Combine the sugar, brown sugar and brown butter. Beat with an electric mixer until very light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and mix very well again.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
- Scoop the dough onto the baking sheets (I use a 2 Tbsp scoop)
- Bake for 9–11 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- make the espresso glaze
- Whisk the icing sugar, espresso powder, vanilla and salt together. Add the milk or cream a little at a time, whisking until you have a smooth, drizzleable glaze.
- Drizzle the glaze over the completely cooled cookies and let it set for a few minutes before serving.
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