After making these apple pie cookies I knew I had to make another thumbprint style cookie. You’ll love baking these because the whole house gets filled not only with scents of yummy homemade cookies but the irresistible smells of buttery cinnamon-y coffee cake too. It will make you want to grab a plate of them, a cup of coffee, a good book with a blanket and cozy up to treat yourself! Since I have a 14 month old daughter to chase around the house I don’t have much time for that, so I will have to live vicariously through you! ? My childhood memories of my mom’s homemade coffee cake coming out of the oven as I headed downstairs for breakfast inspired me to create these coffee cake cookies. Just like a great piece of coffee cake, every bite of the coffee cake cookie is crowned with a buttery -sweet cinnamon crumble that is crunchy on top and soft on the bottom. And you can’t forget topping cookies with icing! Oh my gosh the icing is SO GOOD. I feel like they are naked without it! The creamy, buttery, vanilla icing tucks itself around each morsel of the streusel crumble in all of the best ways. Just writing about them makes me want to eat another one! I mean…look at that crumble! These cookies are a great grab-and-go quick breakfast treat, mid-day snack, or the perfect pairing with a cup of coffee and I hope you love them! Once you’ve tried these Coffee Cake Cookies, check out my Cinnamon Banana Bread, Tiramisu Cookies, and Cookie Butter Cookies for more delicious baked goods!
All-Purpose Flour: All Purpose Flour provides a delicious texture and gives the cookies the perfect chewiness you love. Cake Flour: Adding in cake flour, which is ground extra fine, balances out the texture for a lighter, looser crumb and fluffy texture. Cornstarch: Cornstarch helps keep the cookie from spreading, plus it increases the crumb strength and increases the tender texture of the cookie. Cinnamon: I used Ceylon Cinnamon. It is both healthy and delicious and adds a warm accent of flavor to these Coffee Cake Cookies. Unsalted Butter: The biggest benefit of unsalted butter lets you control the overall flavor of your cookies, plus you get the pure sweet flavor of butter in the cookies. Brown Sugar: I use light brown sugar, but you can easily substitute dark brown sugar. Granulated Sugar: granulated sugar adds to the crispiness of the cookie, and makes for a lighter colored cookie. Vanilla: Vanilla is a must in cookies, it adds a complex and subtle spice, and I always recommend using real vanilla extract. Egg & 1 egg yolk: The protein in eggs adds to a chewy texture, so adding an extra yolk, gives the cookie the extra chewiness that makes these cookies perfect. For the streusel you’ll need softened butter, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. For the icing you’ll need: melted butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and a pinch of salt.
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