Chai Spiced Sugar Cookies

This is a great recipe. 

Found it at My Baking Addiction. 

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups white sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.

Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. 

Combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, 

allspice and black pepper. 

Set aside 1/4 cup of the sugar-spice mixture 

for rolling the cookies.

Beat the butter and sugar-spice mixture until 

light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Beat in egg and vanilla extract.

Slowly blend in dry ingredients.

 Scoop 2 teaspoons balls.  

Roll ball in sugar-spice mixture. 

Place on prepared baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart.

Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes.

Let stand on baking sheet two minutes before removing 

to cool on wire racks.