CHAI-SPICED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Chai-Spiced Shortbread Cookies image

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 bag leaves from English Breakfast tea bag
1 cup white chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter, sugar, salt, and vanilla in a large bowl with a mixer until smooth. In another bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, ginger, fennel, cardamom, and tea. Add to butter mixture and beat on low speed until blended. Stir in chocolate chips
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set 1-tbsp. balls of dough 1 in. apart on sheets and flatten slightly with a floured glass.
Bake until cookies are light golden on undersides, 15 to 18 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking. Transfer to racks to cool.