Description
Kick off your baking season with Seriously Thick & Chewy Chai Oatmeal Cookies with Maple Glaze! These cookies are a delightful fusion of rich brown butter and aromatic chai spices, making them the perfect indulgence for cozy gatherings or a sweet complement to your afternoon tea. Their chewy texture and sweet glaze elevate them to a new level that is sure to impress at holiday cookie swaps.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon chai spice blend
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- Heavy cream (for glaze)
Instructions
- Brown the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until it turns dark amber. Transfer to a stand mixer.
- Mix in brown sugar and granulated sugar with the browned butter until well combined. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, oats, chai spice blend, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add dry mixture to wet ingredients until just combined.
- Chill the dough for 10–15 minutes, then preheat oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Form dough into balls (about three tablespoons each) and space them on the prepared sheets. Flatten slightly.
- Bake for 12–14 minutes until edges are golden. Let cool on wire racks.
- For the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, chai spice blend, vanilla extract, maple syrup, kosher salt, and heavy cream until thick yet pourable.
- Dunk cooled cookies in the glaze and allow to set before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 205
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg