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Coffee Cake Cookies

A stack of Coffee Cake Cookies filled with a gooey cinnamon center, topped with white icing drizzle and crumbly streusel.
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Coffee Cake Cookies are soft cinnamon-sugar cookies filled with buttery streusel and drizzled with sweet vanilla icing—perfect with coffee or as a cozy treat.

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (for streusel)
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed (for streusel)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon (for streusel)
  • Pinch of salt (for streusel)
  • 5 Tbsp softened butter, unsalted (for streusel)
  • 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (cookie dough)
  • 3/4 cup cake flour (cookie dough)
  • 1 tsp cornstarch (cookie dough)
  • 1 tsp cinnamon (cookie dough)
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda (cookie dough)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder (cookie dough)
  • 1/2 tsp salt (cookie dough)
  • 8 Tbsp cold butter, cubed (cookie dough)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed (cookie dough)
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar (cookie dough)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (cookie dough)
  • 1 large egg (cookie dough)
  • 1 large egg yolk (cookie dough)
  • 2 Tbsp melted butter (icing)
  • 3 Tbsp heavy cream or milk (icing)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted (icing)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract (icing)
  • Pinch of salt (icing)

Instructions

  1. Prepare the streusel: Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add butter and mix until crumbly. Refrigerate.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  3. In a bowl, whisk flours, cornstarch, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  4. In a mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add egg, yolk, and vanilla. Mix well.
  5. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet mixture until combined.
  6. Roll dough into balls and place on baking sheet. Press indent into each ball.
  7. Fill each indent with 1 Tbsp streusel. Bake for 8–11 minutes or until edges are set.
  8. Cool on tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
  9. Whisk icing ingredients together. Once cookies are cool, drizzle icing on top.

Notes

  • Chill streusel before using for best texture.
  • Do not overbake—the cookies finish setting while cooling.
  • Cool completely before adding icing to prevent melting.
  • Add chopped pecans or coconut to streusel for texture.
  • Freeze unbaked dough balls for up to 3 months.

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