Chai Spiced Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable)
Soft, chewy cookies with warming chai spices and melty chocolate chips—ready in 32 minutes.
# Ingredient List:
→ 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
# Steps:
01 - Preheat your oven to 350°F. 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.
07 - Scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 10-12 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 Tips:
01 -
- The spices create this cozy warmth that regular chocolate chip cookies just cant match
- They stay soft for days which is honestly dangerous for my self control
02 -
- Overbaking is the enemy since these continue cooking on the hot pan
- Cardamom is potent so measure carefully or it will overwhelm the other spices
03 -
- Room temperature ingredients prevent the dough from seizing up
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes helps prevent spreading too thin