Chocolate Chai Cookies

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour (I use King Arthur)
2 teaspoons Garam Masala powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon ginger
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tablespoon pure vanilla
cup cacao nibs
1/4 cup candied orange peel, chopped fine

Preparation

1
Sift dry ingredients into a bowl, set aside.
2
Cream butter and sugars on medium until fluffy.
3
Add eggs, one at a time, scraping down your bowl in between.
4
Add vanilla.
5
Add dry ingredients in three batches, scraping bowl between each time.
6
Fold in cacao nibs and orange peel.
7
Refrigerate for an hour or overnight, you want this to be firm
8
Preheat the oven to 350.
9
Take the dough out of the refrigerator,
10
Let soften about 15 minutes if it was in overnight, then start scooping.
11
Use a 1" scoop and place them 2" apart on a lined baking sheet,
12
Press down slightly on the tops.
13
Bake about 8 minutes, rotating half way through.
14
These will still look wet in the center, but crackled on top when ready. 15. They will firm up quickly, but remain chewy when cool.

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