Chai Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printer-friendly)

Soft, chewy cookies with warming chai spices and melty chocolate chips. Ready in 32 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
03 - ½ teaspoon salt
04 - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
05 - ½ teaspoon ground ginger
06 - ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
07 - ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
08 - ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
09 - ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

→ Wet Ingredients

10 - 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
11 - ¾ cup packed brown sugar
12 - ½ cup granulated sugar
13 - 2 large eggs
14 - 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

→ Add-ins

15 - 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

# How to Prepare:

01 - Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, and black pepper.
03 - In a large bowl, beat the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and creamy, about 2 minutes.
04 - Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
05 - Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
06 - Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
07 - Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges are golden and centers are set.
09 - Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • The chai spices add this incredible warmth that makes you want to wrap your hands around a fresh cookie with a mug of tea
  • They stay perfectly soft and chewy for days, which is saying something since they rarely last that long in my house
02 -
  • Over-mixing once you add the flour makes cookies tough, so stop as soon as the flour disappears
  • That tiny pinch of black pepper might seem strange, but leaving it out makes the chai flavor taste incomplete
03 -
  • Chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking if you want thicker cookies with even more pronounced spice flavor
  • Sprinkle a tiny bit of flaky sea salt on top right after baking for a sweet and salty finish

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