Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 23 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon clove
• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-sized bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
• 2 add cardamom, ginger, and cloves.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat butter until fluffy with an electric mixer.
• 4 beat in sugar and vanilla for 2 minutes.
• 5 add egg and beat for 30 seconds.
• 6 beat in milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
• 7 stir in the flour mixture to the large bowl mixture.
• 8 when mixed, dough will be slightly soft.
• 9 put dough on waxed paper and shape it into a log, roughly 12 x 2 inches.
• 10 chill dough 1 to 6 hours.
• 11 after chilling, preheat oven to 375.
• 12 cut the log into 1/4-inch slices.
• 13 note: if you cannot chill the dough long enough, it might be too soft to slice neatly. in this case, cut the log into 1/4-inch slices, roll them into balls, and press into neat circles.
• 14 arrange on cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
• 15 sprinkle with reserved sugar and bake for 10-13 minutes.