Chai cookies with black tea and cardamom

Chai cookies made with spelt flour, finely ground black tea, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger and cloves, with coconut oil and almond butter. Family-friendly cut-out snacks, 201 kcal per three cookies.

At a glance

• Serves 12
• Prep time: 30 min
• Cooking time: 22 min
• Total time: 52 min
• Calories: 201 kcal per serving
• Protein: 3 g
• Fat: 11 g
• Carbs: 22 g

Ingredients

• 2 teabags of black tea
• 250g spelt flour
• 80g coconut sugar
• 100g coconut oil
• 40g almond butter
• 4 tbsp oat milk
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cardamom
• 0.5 tsp ground ginger
• 1 pinch of ground cloves
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 1 pinch of salt
• 0.5 tsp baking powder

Method

You’ll need: oven · baking tray · chopping board · knife · pestle and mortar · cookie cutters

1. Cut open the teabags and grind the black tea finely with a pestle and mortar.
2. Mix the spelt flour, coconut sugar, tea, cinnamon, cardamom, ground ginger, cloves, pepper, salt and baking powder.
3. Knead in the soft coconut oil, almond butter and oat milk until you have a smooth dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan). Roll the dough out 4 mm thick between sheets of baking paper, cut out stars and put them on two baking trays lined with baking paper.
5. Bake the cookies one tray at a time at 180 °C for 9 to 11 minutes each, until the edges are lightly browned.
6. Leave them to cool on the tray for 10 minutes.

Good to know

Chai is spiced black tea, and those very spices belong in Christmas baking. You grind the tea finely and knead it into the dough. The cookies taste of cinnamon, cardamom and a hint of pepper.

Swaps

Black tea → rooibos tea (caffeine-free). Coconut oil → butter (then no longer vegan). Almond butter → cashew butter. Spelt flour → plain flour.

Cooking tips

Grind the tea to a fine powder – coarse leaves taste bitter. If the dough is too crumbly, add a spoonful of oat milk.

Storage

Keeps for 3 weeks in a tin in a cool, dry place.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt) and almonds; vegan, no milk or egg. The black tea contains a little caffeine.

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