Indulge in the perfect blend of sweetness and warm spices with these irresistible coffee cake cookies. Each soft, delicious bite is infused with cinnamon and vanilla, reminiscent of a classic coffee cake. The cookies are crowned with a crumbly streusel topping, made from coconut sugar, butter, and a hint of nutmeg. Pair them with your morning cup of coffee or enjoy them as an afternoon treat, and you’ll find yourself reaching for another bite of homemade goodness!
Coffee Cake Cookies
These impossibly soft coffee cake cookies are infused with cinnamon and topped with a buttery streusel crumble, creating the perfect balance of sweetness and spice. With their comforting flavor and crumbly texture, they’re the ideal treat to pair with your favorite coffee.
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Streusel
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp all- purpose flour
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 5 tbsp butter softened
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Icing
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1/8 tsp salt
Instructions
Make Dough
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized bowl, whisk together your flour, cinnamon, cornstarch, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together your butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, and granulated sugar. If you don't have a mixer, you can do this by hand with a bit of extra effort.
- Add in your egg and vanilla extract and combine thoroughly.
- Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Form 8 decent sized balls of cookie dough and place on lined cookie sheet.
- Use the back of a spoon to create an indentation in the center of each cookie.
Make Streusel Topping
- Add all of your ingredients to a bowl and thoroughly combine until you get a nice crumbly texture.
- Add a generous amount to the center of each cookie.
- Place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes until cookies are starting to brown along the bottom.
- Remove from oven and allow them to cool.
Make Icing
- While your cookies are baking, make the icing by adding all of the ingredients to a bowl and combining until you get a consistency that you can drizzle.
- Once cookies are cool, drizzle icing on top and enjoy!
Notes
If you don’t have vanilla bean paste for the icing, vanilla extract works as well! I just like the look on the vanilla bean flecks in the icing and the slightly stronger vanilla flavor!
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