Single Serve Chai Spiced Cookie (Small Batch)

This Single Serve Chai Spiced Cookie recipe is a super small batch cookie recipe that is mixed up in one bowl (no mixer needed). It makes just two chewy sugar cookies that have a chai spice blend not only mixed into the dough, but also in the sugar coating. It is the perfect cozy cookie to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee on a chilly day.

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⭐Why I Love It:

• Chai Spice- Did you know that you can easily make your own Chai Spice Blend with simple pantry spices? I love that we add the chai spice blend to the dough and mix it with some sugar for a snickerdoodle-inspired coating on the outside. For a classic snickerdoodle cookie, check out this Single Serve Snickerdoodle or Single Serve Pumpkin Snickerdoodle.
• Small Batch Cookie - I love that this recipe can satisfy my cookie craving, without needing to make an entire batch! I have a large and growing archive of Single Serve Cookie Recipes you should check out!
• No Mixer Needed - Because it's such a small amount of dough, you can mix it all up by hand using a rubber spatula instead of needing to use an electric or stand mixer.

🥘Ingredients

• Unsalted Butter - Softened to room temperature! As long as your butter is softened, then you can easily mix up the dough by hand. If you use salted butter, just omit the amount of salt by half. When measuring the butter, I prefer to cut from the middle of the stick since the tablespoon markers at the ends of the stick can be off. For a small recipe, it's extra important to be accurate with measurements.
• Brown Sugar - When measuring brown sugar, make sure to pack it into the measuring cup! I typically use light brown sugar for this cookie recipe, but you can also use dark brown sugar.
• White Granulated Sugar - You'll use it both in the dough and some extra to roll the dough balls in (mixed with the Chai Spice).
• Egg Yolk - Using only the egg yolk helps keep the recipe super small and it also gives the cookies their chewy center.
• Vanilla Extract - For flavor!
• All-Purpose Flour - When measuring flour, make sure to use the 'spoon and level' method. This is where you spoon the flour into the measuring cup and then level off the top. Instead of dipping the measuring cup directly into the flour bin which can lead to over measuring.
• Baking Soda - This is the leavener for the cookies to help them rise.
• Kosher Salt - I like the Diamond Kosher Salt. A small amount of salt is so important to balance the sweetness in cookies. If you use table salt, then I would cut the amount by half.
• Chai Spice Blend - To make the blend from scratch, you'll need Ground Cinnamon, Ground Ginger, Cardamom, Allspice, Nutmeg, Ground Cloves. But if you have a Chai Spice blend on hand, you can swap that in!

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

🔪Single Serve Chai Spiced Cookie - Step by Step

This recipe for Single Serve Chai Spiced Cookies could not be any easier! Just mix up the dough in one bowl, pop in the fridge while the oven preheats, roll in the chai spiced sugar, then bake on one sheet.

💭Recipe Tips

• Softened Butter - In order to mix up the dough, your butter needs to be softened to room temperature. If you're in a pinch you can microwave for just a couple of seconds, but be careful not to melt it!
• Allow to Cool on Baking Sheet - Letting the single serve cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes lets the cookies finish baking on the warm baking sheet so they set up.
• Don't Over Bake - The cookies will finish setting up on the baking sheet so in order to have the gooey (but not raw) insides be sure not to over bake them. The egg yolk helps give the center a chewy/fudgy interior so know that as long as they're set around the edges and just set on top then they are baked.
• Use 'Spoon and Level' Method When Measuring Flour and Cocoa Powder - When measuring flour, make sure to use the 'spoon and level' method. This is where you spoon the flour into the measuring cup and then level off the top. Instead of dipping the measuring cup directly into the flour bin which can lead to over measuring.

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