Coffee Cake Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
12 mins
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Servings
12 large cookies
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Calories
383 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Coffee Cake Cookies
Description
This recipe blends softened butter, light brown and granulated sugars, egg, and vanilla into a base dough enriched by cake flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt for tenderness. The dough chills before shaping to improve texture. Meanwhile, a streusel topping is prepared by mixing flour, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and melted butter, creating coarse crumbs that bake crisply on top.
The cookies are sized in two-tablespoon balls with an indentation made in the center to hold the streusel, which adds a contrasting crunch and cinnamon spice. Baking at 350°F crisps the outer topping while the cookie beneath remains soft inside. Optionally, a simple powdered sugar glaze with milk can be drizzled after baking to enhance sweetness and appearance.
These coffee cake cookies serve as an easy grab-and-go treat, combining the flavor elements of coffee cake in a convenient cookie form. Cake flour is recommended for a softer texture, but all-purpose flour can be substituted with minor adjustment. Extra streusel can be stored refrigerated and used on muffins or other baked goods, and the cookies keep well for several days.
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened, unsalted
- ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg large
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Streusel (see note)
- 6 Tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Glaze (optional)
- ⅔ cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 Tablespoons milk plus more as needed, whole
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Combine butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and use an electric mixer to beat together until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and stir until well-combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet and stir until completely combined and dough is uniform.
- Cover dough and place in the refrigerator while you prepare the streusel topping.
Streusel
- Melt butter then set aside until cooled until no longer hot.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine flour, sugars, cinnamon and salt and stir to combine.
- Drizzle in butter and use a fork to toss/claw the mixture until you have a clumpy streusel.
Assembly
- Scoop cookies into 2 Tablespoon-sized balls and roll until smooth. Place on cookie sheet, spacing cookies 2” apart, and make a small indent or nest in the center of the dough with your thumb or the back of a round Tablespoon.
- Take a handful (at least 2 Tablespoons) of streusel and gently press into the nest you created. You’ll have a heaping mound of streusel, use a lot! You may have some streusel left over.
- Bake in center rack of 350F (175C) oven for 12 minutes or until edges are just beginning to turn light golden brown. Allow to cool for at least ten minutes before decorating with glaze (if using).
- To make the glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar with 1 Tablespoon of milk. Add additional milk as needed until you have a smooth glaze that ribbons off of your whisk. Drizzle over cookies.
Notes
- Use cake flour for softer, more tender cookies; substitute all-purpose flour with adjusted quantity if needed.
- The listed amount of streusel is generous; you may reduce it if you prefer less topping.
- Store leftover streusel in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week to reuse.
- Coffee cake cookies keep best in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12large cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 383 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 383kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 60g | 20% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 49mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 208mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 71mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 34g | 68% |
| Vitamin A | 434IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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