Pear Chai Thumbprints
Ingredients
Oregon Chai The Original™ Chai Tea Latte Concentrate | 3/4 cup (divided) |
Brown sugar | 1 1/3 cup (divided) |
Cored, diced, unpared Bosc pears | 1 cup |
Finely chopped Oregon hazelnuts | 1/4 cup |
Honey | 2 tbsp. |
Butter | 1 cupe |
Eggs | 2 |
Flour | 2 cups |
Baking powder | 2 tsp. |
Salt | 1/2 tsp. |
Rolled oats | 2 cups |
Directions
Pear filling: In a saucepan, combine pears, hazelnuts, 1/3 cup brown sugar, honey and ¼ cup Original Chai concentrate. Cook over medium heat, while preparing dough, until pear is soft and liquid is nearly gone. Cookie dough: Cream butter and 1-cup brown sugar. Beat in eggs. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with ½ cup Original Chai concentrate. Stir in oats. To assemble: drop one-teaspoon cookie dough on greased cookie sheet. Make a small depression in the center of the dough and add ½ teaspoon of the chai-pear filling. Top with ½ teaspoon of dough. Continue until cookie sheet is full. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375* Yield: 30-36 cookies