Description
Coffee Cake Cookies are a delightful treat that combines the flavors of a classic coffee cake in cookie form. These cookies feature a cinnamon streusel topping and a sweet glaze, making them perfect for breakfast or a snack with your favorite cup of coffee.
Ingredients
Scale
For the streusel topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
For the cookies:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cake flour
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the glaze:
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Prepare the streusel: Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in softened butter until clumps form. Chill while making the dough.
- Make the dough: Preheat oven to 400°F. Cream cold butter with sugars. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla. Mix in combined dry ingredients until dough forms.
- Form cookies: Roll dough into balls, place on baking sheets, make indentations, and fill with streusel. Bake until lightly golden.
- Glaze: Whisk melted butter, cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
Notes
- Chilling the streusel keeps it crumbly.
- Use cold butter for thick cookies.
- Cool cookies before glazing.
- Dough balls can be frozen.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 345
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 48 mg
