25 Favorite Cookie Recipes

Photo by: Alex Farnum

Chai-Spiced Shortbread Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground fennel seeds
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
Leaves from 1 English Breakfast tea bag
1 cup white chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer

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Photo by: Alex Farnum

Chai-Spiced Shortbread Cookies

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground fennel seeds
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
Leaves from 1 English Breakfast tea bag
1 cup white chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer until smooth. In another bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, ginger, fennel, cardamom, and tea. Add to butter mixture and beat on low speed until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
2. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set 1-tbsp. balls of dough 1 in. apart on sheets and flatten slightly with a floured glass.
3. Bake until cookies are light golden on undersides, 15-18 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking. Transfer to racks to cool.

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