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Chai Spice Pie Crust Cookies

If you love buttery, flaky pie crust, say hello to chai spice pie crust cookies! These easy spiraled cookies - made with pie crust dough, cinnamon sugar, and spices - are a delicious solution for leftover pie crust. Plus it's a fun and easy recipe for baking with kids!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15
Calories: 58kcal

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Pizza Cutter

Ingredients

  • ½ recipe pie crust dough (a single pie crust, refrigerated)
  • 5 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Remove the pie crust from the fridge and place on a cooling rack. Let it sit at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes so it comes to a cool room temperature. The dough should still be slightly cool and firm, but not so cold and firm that it cracks significantly when rolled. (Note: If the dough feels soft or mushy when held or pressed with your thumb, it has become too warm and will need to be re-refrigerated to chill the fat in the dough before it can be rolled out.) Complete steps 2 and 3 while the dough sits.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a small bowl, combine the sugar and spices. Set aside.
  • Generously sprinkle flour onto a clean counter/surface or a pastry cloth and onto your rolling pin so that the dough won’t stick when rolled. Place the pie crust onto the floured surface and roll the dough into a rectangle until it’s ¼ inch thick. Using a pizza cutter, trim off  the edges to create a rectangle that's 8 inches long.
  • Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the rectangle of dough. Again using a pizza cutter, slice the rectangle into ½ inch wide strips (so each strip should be 8 inches long and ½ inch wide). Roll up each strip of dough and gently press the end to seal the spiral.
  • Repeat steps 4 and 5 with the remaining scraps of dough to create additional cookies.
  • Place the cookies at least 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies, one tray at a time, until the crust turns golden brown, about 15 minutes. Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on the tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Storage: Pie crust cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 58kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 47mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.3mg