Ordinary sugar cookies tend to be overly sweet and lacking in flavor. Not these babies! With the texture of a soft sugar cookie and a bold chai flavor, these chai sugar cookies are a healthy way to soothe that cookie craving.
Back on the (Trim) Healthy Bandwagon:
After the holidays and all of the (unhealthy) treats, I was desperate to hop back on the healthy bandwagon. Nothing like putting ON weight over the end of year holidays to make weight loss a priority in the new year!
There were regular flour and sugar cookies on the table, but not only were they not for me, unhealthy cravings don’t go away if you keep feeding them.
Since healthy “sugar” cookies are already a thing, this delicious variation was born. It has a soft, almost cake-like texture, and rises beautifully in the oven. It’s also loaded with bold chai flavor.
Please note:
I did use regular chai tea in the making of these chai “sugar” cookies, which contains caffeine. You could use decaf chai tea, or simply substitute water for a less intense chai flavor.
Love chai, but don’t want to eat it in cookie form? Try this creamy low carb, low fat chai tea latte.
Also:
I used xylitol because:
a. that’s what I had on hand and
b. it mimics sugar nicely – especially for rolling the outside of the cookies
If you are uncomfortable using xylitol, or prefer not to use it, you can substitute another low glycemic sweetener such as erythritol (be warned, this does tend to have a cooling effect) or try a sweetener such as Trim Healthy Mama gentle sweet.
Xylitol IS poisonous to dogs, so please use with caution, especially if you have fur babies around.
Chai Flavored "Sugar" Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter softened
- 3/4 c xylitol (or other low glycemic sweetener) plus extra, for coating
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 c Trim Healthy Mama baking blend
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon ground
- 1/2 tsp cardamom ground
- 1/4 tsp ginger ground
- 1/8 tsp cloves ground
- 1/4 c brewed chai tea + 2 tbsp
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a medium bowl, cream the butter and xylitol. (I used a stand mixer, but you could easily do this by hand as well).
- Add the eggs and vanilla; beat until just combined.
- Mix in the baking blend, baking soda, baking powder, and all of the spices. Mixture will be crumbly and a bit dry.
- Slowly pour in the 1/4 c + 2 tbsp brewed tea and mix well.
- Form the cookies into balls - roughly two tbsp per cookie or a medium cookie scoop.
- Roll each ball in the extra xylitol or low glycemic sweetener.
- Place on a parchment covered cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass. The cookies will rise as they bake.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies have browned bottoms. They will be soft to the touch, even after sitting.
- Store in the refrigerator for best results.
Did you try this recipe? Please let us know how it turned out in the comments below.
Christian, wife, “hybrid” mama, I run the site All Behind A Smile to help others like me.
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