Chai Shortbread Cookies

1: For the Chai blend, place all the ingredients in a spice grinder and blend until you have a fine powder. Reserve.

2: For the cookies, place coconut sugar in a spice grinder and blend until it is almost a powder.

3: In a food processor, place all of the dry ingredients, including the reserved chai blend, until combined.

4: Then, add butter and pulse to form a dough.

5: Place the dough on some plastic wrap or parchment paper and form an 8 inch long log, twisting to close both ends.

6: Place the dough in the refrigerator and chill for at least one hour.

7: Preheat the oven to 375F. Cut the dough into ¼ inch thick slices (½ inch if using gluten free flour) and place on a lined baking sheet.

8: Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.