Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, it’s time to officially start the holiday baking season. What are you looking forward to baking? Maybe family favorites that you’ve made for years. Or some new and exciting recipes. Better yet, maybe you are planning to whip up some of each.
There is just something about the holidays that makes me want to bake. Somehow amid all the craziness, the parties, the shopping, the traveling, there is nothing more satisfying than whipping up cake batter or cookie dough and turning on the oven.
Maybe it’s the stress relief of beating sugar and butter into fluffy goodness. Or the intoxicating smell that can never really be replicated by a candle even if we wish it could. Then again, maybe it’s just the taste of the treat when it’s all done that instantly makes us smile.
Whatever the reason you bake, whether you do it for a party, gifts, or just a midnight snack while you’re doing a bit of online shopping, be sure to heat up that oven a few times this season.
Especially if you are making these Coffee Cake Cookies. What’s the best part of coffee cake? The crumbs, right? These cookies pretty much taste like a giant coffee cake crumb. It really doesn’t get better than that.
These are easy to make and so fun because they are different. In a season of decorated sugar cookies and gingerbread men, these will stand out from the crowd and be the first to disappear. They melt in your mouth and have a light cinnamon flavor. These will be filling my oven again soon!
Coffee Cake Cookies #Cookielicious
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: About 20 cookies 1x
Ingredients
Crumbs
- 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
Cookies
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/3 cup shortening, room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Make the crumbs. In a medium bowl, stir together butter, sugars, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Put in the refrigerator while you prepare the cookies.
- Make the cookies. In a medium bowl, stir together baking powder, salt, flour, and cinnamon. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugars until light and fluffy. I did this by hand, but a hand or stand mixer will work as well. Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- Add the flour and mix until just combined. Scoop or spoon batter into about 3 tablespoon sized balls. Make an indentation in each cookie. Top with as many of the crumbs as you can get on the cookies.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes until set. Serve warm or cool completely on the tray. Cookies may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, or frozen, wrapped in parchment and foil and placed in a zipper bag for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for about an hour or in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Cookies and Cups
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
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Crumbs on cookies??? What a fabulous idea!!! Your cookies sound amazing!!
Everything about these cookies screams YES! What a great idea!
Thanks, Sara!
What a unique cookie. Thanks for sharing.
These are seriously amazing! I love love these! I bet these are so moist and seriously delicious!
They are so moist, Nicole. I swear they melted in my mouth.
These look scrumptious Laura. I swear I could eat a baker’s dozen, all by myself! Perfect with coffee…
Maybe we can share the baker’s dozen 🙂
I am so excited by these cookies! Definitely a must try, and soon!
These sound so amazing! What a fun twist on a cookie.
These look so fluffy! I love that everyone gets a wonderful dose of crumb topping!
I love the idea of the crumb topping. Yum!
I’m a big fan of coffee cake and, as you know, cookies so these are totally up my alley!
You are so creative! I would never have thought of this but what a terrific idea! Look delicious….