Chai Bars

Name: Chai Bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 white sugar; 1 cup butter softened; 1 egg; 2 cups flour; 1 pinch salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon; 3/4 cloves; 3/4 ground cardamom; 1/4 black pepper; 1/4 ground star anise

12 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 white sugar
1 cup butter softened
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 pinch salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 cloves
3/4 ground cardamom
1/4 black pepper
1/4 ground star anise

Directions

1

Mix butter and sugars in a mixing bowl until thoroughly combined. Add egg and mix well. Add flour, spices and salt, and stir until the mixture is thoroughly combined. Press into a 9X12 baking pan that has been greased with Baker's Joy (or buttered and floured) and smooth with a spatula until the dough is even and flat. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes until the cookies are a pale golden brown. Let cool.
2

Mix 2 T honey, 1 t ground ginger, and 1 c. powdered sugar together in a bowl. Add water until the icing is at a spreadable consistency, and spread over the cooled cookies. Cut with a pastry cutter or pizza wheel.