A number of years ago the boyfriend found a page with about a dozen cookie recipes on it. This recipe came from Serious Eats, however the site no longer has this recipe (at least not when I looked this holiday season to send it to a friend). I'm so glad I had it printed out so I could make it again the day after new year's. Anyhow, if you're looking for a new way to make oatmeal raisin cookies, these could be for you. Chai spices in the dry ingredients and the raisins steep in chai tea before being added to the dough. So I'm adding the recipe here so it can be found again.
Chai Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Abt 4 dozen cookies
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup dark brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp cardamom
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
3 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup raisins
1 chai teabag
2 cups boiling water
Let chai tea steep in boiling water for 5 minutes. Discard teabag. Let raisins steep in chai tea for 15 minutes, then drain.
In a large bowl, cream together butter, dark brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. And flour mixture to sugar mixture in two additions, beating until just combined. Stir in oats and raisins. Let dough chill in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350oF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Drop dough in rounded tablespoons onto baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.
