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Turmeric and chai spice cookies

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Total Time
28m
Prep Time
10m
Bake Time
18m
20 cookies
20 cookies
easy
Easy

About the bake

Introducing a whole new way to sugar cookie, thanks to one ingredient: ground turmeric. Pair it with butter and sugar, and this often-savory spice not only gets to show off its incredible color, but its delicious flavour too.

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10 ingredients4 steps
  • Vegetarian

Method

  1. Step 1

    1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 160°C fan/ gas mark 4. Line two baking trays with baking parchment.
  2. Step 2

    1. In a mixing bowl sift the flour and icing sugar then stir in the caster sugar, spices and nigella seeds.
  3. Step 3

    1. Add the butter into the dry ingredients and rub together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Gently squeeze the mixture together until the cookie dough is formed.
  4. Step 4

    1. When ready, roll out the dough on a surface lightly dusted with flour to 4mm thickness and cut out 20 rounds using a 7cm round fluted cutter. Transfer the cookies onto the baking sheets slightly spaced apart, and bake for 15-18 minutes until golden. Leave to cool slightly on the trays then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Ingredients

    • 255gAllinson's Plain White Flour 
    • 20gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar 
    • 75gSilver Spoon Caster Sugar 
    • 1/2 tspGround cinnamon 
    • 1/4 tspGround ginger 
    • 1/4 tspGround cardamom 
    • 1 tspGround Turmeric 
    • Pinch of nutmeg 
    • 1 1/2 tspNigella seeds 
    • 170gButter (cut into chunks) 

Nutritional information per 23g serving

  • Energy 132cal
  • Fat 7.4g
  • of which Saturates 4.6g
  • Carbohydrates 14g
  • of which Sugars 4.9g
  • Protein 1.4g
  • Salt 0g

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