Masala chai snickerdoodles

Americans don’t take themselves too seriously in baking, as evidenced by the whimsical name snickerdoodle for soft cookies crusted in spiced sugar. That is not to suggest a lack of serious attention to the craft - on the contrary, blog posts abound as to how to achieve the perfect snickerdoodle (an extra yolk to keep them squidgy; cream of tartar for tang and chew; careful spice to sugar ratio) - rather a fearless creativity and playfulness with flavours and adaptations. I have therefore ta