Description
These Coffee Cake Cookies are soft, chewy, and loaded with warm cinnamon flavor, buttery streusel topping, and a sweet vanilla glaze—bringing all the nostalgic charm of coffee cake into a handheld treat. Perfect with your morning coffee or as an anytime indulgence, these cookies are as easy to make as they are to love.
Ingredients
For the streusel topping:
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
For the cookie dough:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cake flour
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the glaze:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1½ tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Make the streusel: In a small bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Work in the softened butter until crumbly. Chill.
- Prepare dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, cake flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a large bowl, cream the cold, cubed butter with both sugars until well combined. Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract; mix until smooth.
- Form the dough: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until a dough forms.
- Shape and fill: Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Scoop dough into balls and press a shallow indent into the center of each. Fill each indent with about 1 tablespoon of chilled streusel.
- Bake: Bake for 9–11 minutes or until edges are set and tops are lightly golden. Cool on baking sheet.
- Glaze: Mix melted butter, cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
Notes
- Add chopped pecans or walnuts to the streusel for crunch.
- Try a spoonful of raspberry or apricot jam under the streusel for a fruity twist.
- Add a dash of nutmeg or cardamom to enhance the spice profile.
- Let the dough chill overnight for deeper flavor.
