Chocolate Chai Americaine® Cookies

These chocolaty, spicy cookies are great with tea. Make a big pot of your favorite tea,
curl up in a cozy chair and savor the moment!

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ c. sliced almonds
  
• 1 c. sugar
  
• ¼ c. cocoa
  
• 2 tsp. Chai Americaine® tea leaves
  
• 2 oz. chocolate chips
  
• 2 large egg whites*
  
• Extra chocolate chips for drizzle
  

In food processor pulse first 4 ingredients until finely ground. Add 2 oz. chocolate and
process until finely ground.

Add egg whites 1 T. at a time and process until dough forms. Chill 2 hours.

When ready to bake, preheat oven to 3000
Line baking 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Using small cookie scoop, scoop dough onto parchment covered trays.
Bake at 300o for 12-15 minutes. Cool.

When cookies are cool, drizzle with melted chocolate.

Yield: 36 cookies

*Note: If using packaged liquid egg white, package may read that 3 T. = 1 large egg. However,
try using 2T. per large egg. Mixture can be a little too wet with 3 T.

This recipe is gluten free when used with gluten free chocolate chips.

Chai Americaine®