Sparkling in the Sun
November 8, 2008 at 1:59 am | In Baking / Cooking, Food | 33 Comments
The way that a handful of plain old sugar can catch the light and glitter like diamonds is just remarkable. Such tiny crystals seem incapable of such beauty, and yet somehow they can shimmer and shine right alongside the finest jewels when the sun hits those sweet granules.
“All that glitters,” the latest theme for Sugar High Friday, is a particularly creative idea, forcing participants to really open their eyes and seek out those lovely highlights that might otherwise be overlooked.
The sparkled ginger cookies from VwaV immediately came to mind after reading the title, but of course I put my own little spin on them. Switching them to sparkled chai cookies, I simply substituted agave for the molasses, added in some cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, and a pinch of black pepper, and these cookies possessing some sweet heat were born.
Easily catching my eye from across the room, there’s no way a pile of these gems will go unnoticed, or uneaten, for long.
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They look like they would go perfectly with a cup of tea.
Comment by Oiyi — November 8, 2008 #
Aww, so pretty!
Comment by Melisser — November 8, 2008 #
Chai would be a wonderful taste for a cookie! ^^
Comment by Sydney — November 8, 2008 #
Sparkled CHAI cookies???? Hannah, those sound so exceptional, it’s amazing. Yum!
Comment by VeggieGirl — November 8, 2008 #
These should be called sparkling star cookies. They are beautiful!
Comment by mihl — November 8, 2008 #
CHAI COOKIES!?!?! Send some my way girl! They sound delectable.
Comment by Shelby — November 8, 2008 #
They’re beautiful! I love the little sparkles in the top photo–like tiny diamonds sprinkled over top. :)
Comment by Ricki — November 8, 2008 #
Those are gorgeous! And I love that they are Sparkley Chai!!! :-)
Comment by jumbleberryjam — November 8, 2008 #
Sparkled chai cookies?! I’m a sucker for anything glittery and chai is such a great spice combo. Love it!
Comment by Jes — November 8, 2008 #
I’m such a cookie monster! An inspired idea, indeed!
Comment by shellyfish — November 8, 2008 #
They are beautiful cookies! So thin! They must have a nice crunch and lovely spicy flavour!!!
Comment by clumbsycookie — November 8, 2008 #
I would have never thought to make them chai flavored. Thanks for the inspiration!
Comment by missmarieblog — November 8, 2008 #
Those look beautiful!
Comment by yasmin — November 8, 2008 #
Those have been one of my favorite cookies and you’ve made them even better!
Comment by Diann — November 8, 2008 #
Hi there,
LOVE your blog.
May I ask you what camera you use for the pictures?
Comment by Teresa — November 9, 2008 #
Love your take on the sparkle theme, love how big and flat your ginger cookies turned out.
Comment by linda — November 9, 2008 #
Glittering perfection! I love the texture and size too–unique and extremely alluring!
Comment by Cakespy — November 9, 2008 #
I love the flavor of chai! Your cookies sparkle!
Comment by Shari — November 9, 2008 #
Mmm, Chai cookies sound super tasty.
Comment by peabody — November 10, 2008 #
wow, chai cookies sound GOOD!
Comment by Sal — November 10, 2008 #
those look delish Hannah.. so yummy…
Comment by Mariposa — November 10, 2008 #
they’re so thin! I have a problem of loving and making fat (boarder-line OBESE) cookies… they’re my favorite… haha
Teddy
Comment by Teddy — November 10, 2008 #
Yum! What a great variation on a yummy cookie! Love that you used agave!
Comment by Megan — November 10, 2008 #
Mmmmm…I bet that pepper just rounds out this cookie so nicely. The pepperiness is my favorite thing about chai.
Comment by Vegannifer — November 10, 2008 #
They look delicious! I love chai :)
Comment by StarSpry — November 10, 2008 #
what beautiful cookies. and chai flavored? neato!
Comment by allularpunk — November 10, 2008 #
Looks so elegant… I’m still thinking of what to do for shf!
Comment by Jude — November 11, 2008 #
I made mine with half oil and half applesauce–I forgot to squish them and they came out as adorable (and delicious) round puffs, chewy on the outside, light and fluffy in the center.
I just started reading the blog about a month ago–I *always* enjoy the photos and have already made several of your fantastic recipes. The cookie monsters at my house aren’t all crochet…
Comment by MarineOwl — November 12, 2008 #
wow i ve never had pumpkin ice cream . i wonder what it taste like. :)
Comment by snooky doodle — November 17, 2008 #
I think this is my new favorite cookie… I went too scant on the cardamom and pepper on the first batch, added 3/4 tsp cardamom and a whole 1/2 tsp of pepper (both spices fresh-ground) on the second try, and they came out nice and spicy. Definitely inspired to try out black pepper in other baked goods!
Comment by erin — December 11, 2008 #
Lovely. These cookies not only sparkle but look so crispy that they would shatter into a million stars in your mouth. Thank you for sharing them for SHF.
Comment by Susan — December 15, 2008 #
OMG these look so good, can I pleaseeee have the recipe?
Comment by Michelle — December 18, 2008 #
I love Chai tea so I’ll definitely have to try these! I made chocolate truffles last year and flavored them with Chai tea and they were so delicious. The tea gave them a slight, almost liqueur taste.
Comment by Madeline — January 14, 2009 #