Thursday, December 3, 2009

Chai Tea Eggnog Cookies

Ingredients:

1 Chai Tea Bag
1- 17oz Packaged Sugar Cookie Mix
1/2 cup Melted Butter (consider Smart Balance)
1 Large Egg
4 Tbsp Eggnog, Divided
Parchment Paper
Cinnamon Sugar
1 cup Powedered Sugar
1/2 tsp Freshly Grated Nutmeg

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove tea leaves from tea bag; discard bag. Stir together tea leaves, cookie mix, butter, egg and 2 Tbsp eggnog until well blended. Drop dough by the tablespoon full onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Flatten dough sklightly with bottom of a glass dipped in cinnamon sugar. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheet to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 10 minutes). Whisk together powdered sugar, nutmeg, and remaining 2 Tbsp eggnog until smooth. Spoon over cooled cookies.