These Chai Sugar Cookies are a gluten-free version of Taylor Swift’s FAMOUS cookies! The mix of chai spices and soft, chewy texture make these the coziest fall cookies. They’re gluten-free and can easily be made dairy-free with a few swaps!
I’ve been wanting to perfect this recipe to make it gluten-free from the moment they started going viral. I mean, sugar cookies alone are delicious, but add chai spices and creamy icing on top?? AMAZING.
It took a few tries but I finally nailed this recipe! They’re so good, you would never know they’re gluten-free. Taylor’s famous chai sugar cookies, Calla’s version 💁♀️
See the full video tutorial HERE.
What You’ll Need
- Butter – can use dairy-free butter.
- Almond flour
- Oat flour – save money by blending up oats!
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Almond extract
- Cane sugar – I use organic!
- Chai spices – cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves, black pepper
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
How To Make
Preheat your oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Gather your ingredients!
Start by beating together the butter and sugar until creamed. Add in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract and beat until completely smooth.
Next, add in the almond flour, oat flour, spices, salt, baking soda, and beat again until smooth. I’ve tested this with a lot of different flours and the combination of almond and oat is what works best! I tried using 1:1 gluten free flour and they didn’t turn out well, so I can’t promise using other flour will work. Also, if you don’t have all of the chai spices and want to keep these simple, they still taste amazing with only cinnamon added!
Once fully prepared, chill the dough for at least 1 hour. After it’s had time to chill, scoop about 1 heaping tbsp per cookie (or use a cookie scoop), roll it into a ball, and place it on the baking sheet. Do this with the rest of the dough and slightly flatten each before baking. Bake for about 10 minutes, until slightly golden.
Let them cool completely before icing! To make the icing, combine your powdered sugar, ground nutmeg, and mix in milk a little at a time until you’ve reached your desired consistency. Once the cookies are fully cooled, cover each top with icing and it’s time to enjoy!
More Favorite Cookie Recipes
Easiest Ever Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten Free)
Paleo Chocolate Chunk Cookies (Gluten Free, Paleo)
Snickerdoodle Cookies (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies for Two (Gluten Free, Vegan)
Taylor Swift’s Chai Sugar Cookies (Gluten Free)
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter (softened) (~5tbsp+1tsp)
- 1 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cardamom
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- few cracks of black pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Icing:
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 3 tbsp milk (or non dairy milk)
Instructions
- Beat butter and sugar.
- Add in egg, vanilla and almond extract and beat until smooth.
- Add in almond flour, oat flour, spices, salt, baking soda and beat until smooth again.
- Chill dough for 1 hour.
- Scoop about 1 heaping tbsp per cookie, roll into a ball and place on baking sheet. Slightly flatten and bake ~10 minutes. Let cool completely before adding icing.
For Icing:
- Combine the powdered sugar, ground nutmeg and mix in a little milk at a time until your desired consistency is reached.
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Can you substitute contents of chai teabag for the spices?
Hi Jeanne! I haven’t tried this and the contents of chai tea bag will vary by brand and even bag so I’m not sure how the flavor will come through. I recommend sticking to the spice amounts listed but you can always give the teabag a try and see how they turn out!