Without further ado, the third type of cookie: Chai Shortbread. I'm pretty sure that this recipe came from the same issue of Cooking Light as the snickerdoodles (we were waiting in that Sprint store for a while...). I *love* chai tea, so of course I assumed that I would love chai shortbread too. They are good. Again, they're nothing too extravagant. Not a big party in your mouth. But the cardamom and cinnamon add just enough extra something to leave you wondering what it was that made that cookie so darn tasty. So here's the recipe
Chai Shortbread(adapted from Cooking Light)
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cardamom
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Dash of ground cloves
Dash of freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup powdered sugar
10 tbs softened margarine
1 tbs ice water
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper. In a large bowl (or electric mixer if you have one) beat sugar and margarine together until fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture and beat just until combined. Sprinkle dough with ice water. Toss with a fork. Divide dough in half and shape into 6" logs. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour (dough should be very firm). While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 375. After an hour or so, unwrap the dough logs. Carefully cut each log into 18 slices using a serrated knife. Place dough circles at least 1" apart on parchment lined baking sheets. At this point, you can make little slashes or some other kind of design on the top of the cookie if you want them to look more interesting. Bake for about 10 minutes. Cool on pans for 5 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
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Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day to order anything from the shop that would be guaranteed to arrive by Christmas. There are still lots of goodies and cards for you last minute shoppers, so be sure to check it out. If you want it sent as a gift, I can always do gift cards, just put all necessary info in the message to seller. Thanks again for all your support this year!
**Also, on a totally unrelated note, I'm looking for the perfect datebook. Last year I used this moleskine one. It is perfect except that it doesn't have any holidays listed in it. This is occasionally problematic, and often annoying. So I'm open to suggestions on something simple, that closes, has lines, and also lists generally acknowledged national holidays (Jewish holidays a plus!). Thanks!
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cardamom
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Dash of ground cloves
Dash of freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup powdered sugar
10 tbs softened margarine
1 tbs ice water
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, and pepper. In a large bowl (or electric mixer if you have one) beat sugar and margarine together until fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture and beat just until combined. Sprinkle dough with ice water. Toss with a fork. Divide dough in half and shape into 6" logs. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill for at least an hour (dough should be very firm). While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 375. After an hour or so, unwrap the dough logs. Carefully cut each log into 18 slices using a serrated knife. Place dough circles at least 1" apart on parchment lined baking sheets. At this point, you can make little slashes or some other kind of design on the top of the cookie if you want them to look more interesting. Bake for about 10 minutes. Cool on pans for 5 minutes and then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
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Tomorrow (Friday) is the last day to order anything from the shop that would be guaranteed to arrive by Christmas. There are still lots of goodies and cards for you last minute shoppers, so be sure to check it out. If you want it sent as a gift, I can always do gift cards, just put all necessary info in the message to seller. Thanks again for all your support this year!
**Also, on a totally unrelated note, I'm looking for the perfect datebook. Last year I used this moleskine one. It is perfect except that it doesn't have any holidays listed in it. This is occasionally problematic, and often annoying. So I'm open to suggestions on something simple, that closes, has lines, and also lists generally acknowledged national holidays (Jewish holidays a plus!). Thanks!
Oooh, these look amazing! You always have the best recipes.
ReplyDeleteOh, and regarding the agenda . . . I wanted a red Moleskine one very badly until I read that it does not include holidays!
ReplyDeleteThis one is on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5195954