Description
Indulge in warm, tender cookies with a delightful cinnamon sugar crunch and a creamy buttercream.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp brown sugar (save until the end)
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla flavoring
- 1/4 tsp lemon juice
- 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 stick butter, room temperature (for the buttercream)
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp vanilla flavoring
- 2–3 tbsp heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix the 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp cinnamon together until well combined. Set aside.
- Cream together the two sticks of butter, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until the mixture is light and creamy.
- Add in the egg, egg yolk, lemon juice, and vanilla flavoring. Mix until everything is smoothly combined.
- Gradually add in the flour, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Mix just until the dry mixture disappears into the wet, being careful not to overmix.
- Scoop out 12 equally sized cookie dough balls, roll them gently between your palms, then roll them in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet, leaving 1.5-2 inches of space between each. Gently flatten the cookies to about 2 cm in thickness.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Watch them carefully; the edges should be set but the centers might look a little soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack.
- Combine the stick of butter for the buttercream with powdered sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp vanilla flavoring, and 2-3 tbsp of heavy cream. Beat until smooth and creamy.
Notes
Storage: These cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. They freeze beautifully.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg