We interrupt your marathon listening of Midnights, Taylor Swift lovers, with a special message from the Swift universe. A Swift recipe from a few years ago has reappeared, and the entire internet is turning on their ovens and pulling out their stand mixers.
There's something about this season that we connect with Taylor Swift—from cardigans to the crisp autumn air—and now she's given us another reason to enjoy a Taylor Swift Fall with these Chai Cookies with Eggnog Frosting. Should you create these cookies to keep up with the fad? Evidently, but here's why.
How to Make Taylor Swift's Chai Cookies
When Taylor initially shared these treats on Instagram in 2009, it looked like this:
After fans pleaded for the recipe, Swift reportedly responded in a blog post stating there are two ways to make these cookies, according to a since-deleted Tumblr post.
Here are the steps according to what Taylor has written:
- Make sugar cookies from a sugar cookie mix
- Cut open a packet of chai tea and pour it into the batter as you make it
- Bake the cookies after preparing the batter. (With the delightful aroma of autumnal chai spice in the air, your home will smell better than any Yankee Candle has ever been able to.)
- Add eggnog to cookies. The more eggnog you add to cookies, the more your icing will be a glaze.
According to Taylor, eggnog glaze is the secret to distinguishing her cookies from the rest. Do remember to follow this important tip when making your own cookies at home.
That's all. You can prepare these cookies with just a few staple ingredients in about the same amount of time as it takes to listen to one episode of Midnights. You have no justification for not baking these cookies this weekend, so come out of your lavender trance, stop playing the villain, and bake these cookies before the beach is covered in snow.
