By Delia Rangel

Here at Baked Magazine, we love three things. Yes, you guessed it: food (duh!), fall, and Taylor Swift. Combine the three and we have ourselves a match made in heaven. Taylor Swift’s Chai Sugar Cookie recipe took the Internet by storm in 2014, and it has taken over our ovens every fall since then. Swift first debuted the recipe on her Instagram with the caption,”Chai sugar cookies with cinnamon eggnog icing AKA Christmas in September.” Fans immediately demanded the recipe, and we know she would never let her loyal fans down. She took to Tumblr to”…drop some Betty Crocker sh*t on us…” as one fan replied. 

Swift provided not one, but two versions of the recipe for her fans. The easy version consists of a premade sugar cookie mix and simply adding in a packet of chai to the batter for some spice. She wanted her cookies to be fun and easily accessible to all. Taylor told her fans, “…you’re busy and you want cookies to be a chill part of your day,” as her Tumblr post says. But for fans with a little more time on their hands, the from-scratch recipe was handwritten with love and well wishes from Taylor. It’s a take on Swift’s favorite sugar cookie recipe from joythebaker.com. 

For those with the time and access to an oven (sending lots of love to those living in a dorm), here is the recipe to create these T. Swift-approved cookies. We recommend pairing it with a warm chai latte and an episode of Gilmore Girls – preferably an early season; we’ll take Chilton Rory over Yale Rory any day. 

Taylor Swift’s Chai Cookie Recipe

For The Cookie

• ½ cup of unsalted butter at room temperature 
• ½ cup of vegetable oil 
• ½ cup of sugar – Taylor says to save a bit more for topping as well
• ½ cup of powdered sugar 
• 1 large egg
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract 
• 2 cups of flour
• ½ teaspoon of baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• 1 chai tea bag, or 2 if you want a really strong chai flavor 

For The Icing

• 1 ½ cups of powdered sugar 
• ¼ teaspoon of ground nutmeg (and save a little extra for topping)
• 3 tablespoons of whole milk or eggnog 

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease.
2. In a mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on low speed for 1 minute.
3. Add in vegetable oil, granulated sugar, powdered sugar, egg, and vanilla until all ingredients are mixed well.
4. Using a mixer at low speed or a spoon, stir in the flour, baking soda, salt, and the contents of your tea bag.
5. Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour or freeze for 15 minutes.
6. Dollop 1-2 tablespoons of dough onto the cookie sheet at about 2 inches apart and generously sprinkle sugar on top of each cookie.
7. Bake for 12-14 minutes for larger cookies or 8-10 minutes for smaller cookies. Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a cookie rack. 
8. In a medium bowl, whisk together all icing ingredients into a thick glaze.
9. Once completely cooled, spread the icing over the cookies. Sprinkle with nutmeg and enjoy!