Chocolate Chai Snickerdoodles
Chocolate Chai Snickerdoodles 1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/16 teaspoon ground black or white pepper
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup softened vegan margarine
1 Ener-g Egg replacer (1 1/2 teaspoon powder + 2 tablespoons warm water, whisked until foamy)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
3/8 teaspoon baking powderPreheat oven to 350°F . Prepare cookie sheet with parchment paper or Silpat.
Mix sugar and spices in small bowl. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the mixture. Add cocoa to small bowl with sugar/spice and stir to blend.
Beat butter until fluffy. Add cocoa mix and beat until creamy. Add egg and vanilla, then flour and baking powder until combined.
Form 1 1/2-tablespoon balls. Roll in sugar, place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Flatten a bit as these cookies don’t spread out much while baking. Bake for 13 minutes. Let cool a bit before transferring to wire rack.
Yield: 6 cookies
Adapted from this recipe, whose author adapted it from a cookbook too: therefore, this has got to be one of the most “adapted” recipe known to man. And woman. And cat.
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September 4, 2007 at 5:07 am
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Ash said,
September 4, 2007 at 11:36 am
Thank you so much for the recipe, I can’t wait to try it out (and taste them)!
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Celine said,
September 4, 2007 at 12:14 pm
I had a couple a little bit ago and they’re worth the trouble. not that there’s any trouble. but if there were, they’d be worth it.
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Vegan_Noodle said,
September 4, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Mmm, I’ll bet those fill the house with such a yummy smell. Thanks for the recipe! I’ve got so many of yours starred now, I need to get baking!
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rusvaplauke said,
September 4, 2007 at 2:43 pm
yum yum yum, these are the first cookies i’m going to make! [haven't made any for over a week! i'm on some sort of a food crisis when i don't get the urge to cook. damn start of school year.]
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Celine said,
September 4, 2007 at 3:09 pm
meep! good luck to you, rusva.
get baking, Noodle! :D
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Mihl said,
September 4, 2007 at 6:12 pm
Thanks for the recipe.They have such a funny name…They sound like good Christmas cookies as well (It’s so cold over here that I had to think about Christmas already).
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5booked said,
September 4, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Hi Celine! Thanks for trying out this recipe, and veganizing it. I’ll be sure to try your version — they look great! -Karen
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Karen said,
September 4, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Sorry – I was logged in on my book club account for the above comment. :-)
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Jamie said,
September 4, 2007 at 9:30 pm
Wow. those look delicious!
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Courtney said,
September 4, 2007 at 10:41 pm
Mmmmm…those look great! I have been wanting to bake something to take into work with me this week, and I think this will be it! Yum!
Courtney
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Hilary said,
September 4, 2007 at 10:55 pm
recipe! :D i think my next cookie batch will be these babies.
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Celine said,
September 5, 2007 at 4:07 am
thank you for dropping by, Karen! I always forget to log myself out too. :)
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melisser said,
September 5, 2007 at 9:51 am
These look SO tasty & I’m not even a chai person!
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Celine said,
September 5, 2007 at 10:28 am
you know the funny thing, Melisser? it’s that I’m not a chai fan either! and yet, I found these to be quite tasty.
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melisser said,
September 6, 2007 at 11:36 pm
I worked with a photographer who made killer chai I would sip on from time to time, maybe I would be in to these?!
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Celine said,
September 7, 2007 at 4:30 am
you might be, melisser! keep me posted.
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Vegetation said,
September 7, 2007 at 6:41 am
Celine! HELP! You’re recipe says “2 T cup unsweetened cocoa powder” and this is confusticating me. Is it 2 tablespoons PLUS a cup or 2 Tablespoons or a cup or less than a cup (eek!). Ta muchly, I wanted to make these for my Dad tomorrow but I think I’m going to run out of time :( (my fault, not blaming you!)
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Vegetation said,
September 7, 2007 at 6:41 am
Celine! HELP! Your recipe says “2 T cup unsweetened cocoa powder” and this is confusticating me. Is it 2 tablespoons PLUS a cup or 2 Tablespoons or a cup or less than a cup (eek!). Ta muchly, I wanted to make these for my Dad tomorrow but I think I’m going to run out of time :( (my fault, not blaming you!)
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Vegetation said,
September 7, 2007 at 6:42 am
Sorry! Now I’ve gone and commented twice (3 times if you count this). Please delete one for me!
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Celine said,
September 7, 2007 at 7:14 am
shame on me! it’s 2 T!!! sorry, Vege.
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rusvaplauke said,
September 7, 2007 at 11:21 am
wow, i finally made them! they’re quite awesome, i should say, although next time i’m going to up the spices because i’m such a sucker for them. but they’re brilliant! there are only two left for my parents – i’ve eaten the rest ._o but, well, i deserve it – half a week without baking and without home-made sweets. sheesh!
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Amanda said,
September 13, 2007 at 12:26 pm
Do you have to flatten the balls of dough when you put them on the cookie sheet?
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Celine said,
September 13, 2007 at 12:32 pm
I did, Amanda. flatten them.
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Sarena said,
September 24, 2007 at 12:22 am
I just made them and Tony and I think they are incredible! I doubled the batch and used pumpkin pie spice instead of the individual ones. I do have a question though, was your dough sticky? I had to freeze mine. Now I am not sure if I did not use enough flour (I double the recipe while kids/cat were screaming for dinner) so I may have not doubled the flour. But it turned out great putting the dough in the freezer! They are perfect!
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Celine said,
September 24, 2007 at 7:06 am
I don’t remember it being very sticky, Sarena, but it’s been a while. I remember I didn’t have to put it in the freezer though…sorry I’m not much help!
I’m glad you liked them so much. :D
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Laura said,
October 1, 2007 at 7:11 pm
I’m fairly certain you mean white pepper, not black. I made them using the recipe from the other blog with white. I wouldn’t think black would taste very good!
They are delicious! :)
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Celine said,
October 1, 2007 at 7:19 pm
no, as a matter of fact I really mean black pepper. they’re delicious that way too!
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Lucy.R.E. said,
October 2, 2007 at 2:20 pm
mmm…i’ve made these cookies before and they’re one of my favorites. they’re such a unique (but delicious) little treat. their chocolatey, spicey goodness is just perfect for fall.
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s-j said,
October 21, 2007 at 6:52 am
I just made these and they are delicious! Thanks for the recipe!
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Meghan said,
December 5, 2007 at 6:31 am
I don’t like chocolate, so do you think they will still be good if I left out the cocoa? I love chai tea and I can’t find any recipes for a chai cookie without chocolate!
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Brooke said,
December 10, 2007 at 4:30 am
Those were DELICIOUS!! Thanks for the grown-up update on a childhood fave! I’m so excited to send these out in my Christmas boxes… nice to send something other than sugar cookies!
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Ngoc said,
June 15, 2009 at 4:30 pm
I loved these, and I’m sure the vegan friend I baked them for will agree. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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