Description
Soft and buttery Coffee Cake Cookies topped with cinnamon-brown-sugar streusel and finished with a simple vanilla glaze. They bring classic coffee cake flavors into an easy cookie treat.
Ingredients
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For the Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
For the Streusel
- 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- Splash of vanilla
For the Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar, plus more as needed
- 2 Tbsp milk or heavy cream
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla or clear vanilla
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookie Dough: Place the room-temperature unsalted butter, granulated sugar, and dark brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat until creamy and well combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, whole milk, and vanilla extract, then mix until smooth.
- Combine the Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda.
- Finish the Cookie Dough: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until a cohesive cookie dough forms. Stop mixing once the flour is incorporated.
- Make the Streusel: Combine the flour, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add the melted, slightly cooled butter and a splash of vanilla. Mix until a crumbly streusel forms.
- Prepare the Cookies for Baking: Portion the cookie dough onto a prepared baking sheet, leaving space between the portions. Generously add the prepared streusel over each cookie.
- Bake the Cookies: Bake the prepared cookies according to the original recipe’s baking instructions.
- Prepare the Vanilla Glaze: Combine the powdered sugar, milk or heavy cream, salt, and vanilla in a small bowl. Stir until smooth, adding more powdered sugar as needed to reach the desired consistency.
- Finish the Cookies: Allow the baked cookies to cool enough for glazing, then drizzle the vanilla glaze over the cookies and streusel. Let the glaze set before serving.
Notes
- Use room-temperature butter and eggs for the cookie dough.
- Allow the melted butter for the streusel to cool slightly before combining it with the dry ingredients.
- Add more powdered sugar to the glaze as needed to create a thicker consistency.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12 cookies
- Calories: Approximately 250 calories
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