Description
These cookies are autumn in every bite—warm apple cider, cozy spices, a tender buttery crumb, and a cinnamon-sugar sparkle. With a drizzle of apple cider glaze, they’re the kind of treat that disappears faster than you expect. Bake them once, and you’ll be “volunteered” to bring them to every fall gathering.
Ingredients
Apple Cider Cookies:
4 cups (948 ml) apple cider
40 tbsp (566 g) unsalted butter
5 cups (600 g) all-purpose flour
4 tsp apple pie spice or pumpkin spice
2 tsp cornstarch
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 ½ cups (500 g) light brown sugar
½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
2 large eggs, room temp
2 large egg yolks, room temp
2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
Apple Cider Butter:
8 tbsp (113 g) unsalted butter, melted
4 tbsp (60 ml) apple cider (not reduced)
Cinnamon Sugar:
1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
4 tsp ground cinnamon or spice blend
Apple Cider Glaze:
2 cups (240 g) powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2–4 tbsp (30–60 ml) apple cider (not reduced)
Instructions
Reduce cider: In a saucepan, simmer 4 cups apple cider until reduced to about 1 cup. Cool completely.
Prep dry: Whisk flour, spices, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Mix wet: Beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, yolks, vanilla, and cooled reduced cider; mix well.
Combine: Gradually add dry ingredients until just combined. Chill dough for 30 min.
Shape & roll: Scoop dough into balls, roll in cinnamon sugar, place on lined baking sheets.
Bake: 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 min until edges set. Cool.
Brush: Mix apple cider butter and lightly brush on warm cookies.
Glaze: Whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Chill Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories: 170kcal / Cookie
- Sugar: 16g / Cookie
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 8g / Cookie
- Saturated Fat: 5g / Cookie
- Carbohydrates: 23g / Cookie
- Fiber: 0.4g / Cookie
- Protein: 2g / Cookie
- Cholesterol: 35mg