Award-Winning Vegan Chai Latte Sugar Cookies | VegNews

Ingredients

• For the cookies:
• 1 cup
• vegan butter
• , softened
• 1½ cups
• cane sugar
• Egg replacer
• for 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons 
• chai latte mix
• or contents of 3 chai tea bags, finely ground
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
• For the espresso frosting:
• ¼ cup
• vegetable shortening
• ¼ cup vegan butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons strong brewed espresso, cooled
• For the spice blend:
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon groundnutmeg
• ½ teaspoon groundcardamom
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper