India

A tea stall at the roadside, a pot of milk and black tea at a rolling boil, small cups passed hand to hand.

It’s tea. Why does one cup feel like a whole kitchen of spices?

Masala chai is less a recipe than a daily ritual — black tea simmered with milk and a household’s own blend of spices. No two stalls make it the same. The warmth comes from layering, not from any single spice.

We built that layering into a soft, buttery cookie, so the warmth arrives the way it does in the cup — slowly, one note after another. India’s spiced tea, reimagined as a Stacks cookie.