Chai Spiced Shortbread
1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), softened to room temperature
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
1 c all-purpose flour
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Cream the butter with sugar using a handheld mixer. Mix in the spices, and then the flour, 1/4 cup at a time. Gather the dough into a ball. If the dough begins to soften or feel greasy, chill the dough for 15 minutes.
Roll the dough out into a rectangle of 1/2-inch thickness and cut with small cookie cutters, or into small rectangles. Place the dough on a cold ungreased baking sheet.
Roll the dough out into a rectangle of 1/2-inch thickness and cut with small cookie cutters, or into small rectangles. Place the dough on a cold ungreased baking sheet.
Bake the shortbread for 25 minutes, or until the dough starts to turn a golden color. Remove the shortbread from the baking sheet and let cool completely on a rack.
I used one of my cute pastry presses, like the one I used on my Rosemary Chocolate Chip shortbread. I can't find them online. If I find them, I will link to them for you, because they are wonderful. I got them at a local kitchen store here.
adorable!!! I love baking!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this recipe! It came out great - even though I forgot the pepper. Oh well a good reason to make them again and again.
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