What Makes These Coffee Caramel Cookies Different

There’s never a bad time to enjoy coffee caramel cookies. You can make this timeless recipe throughout the year. With the balance of espresso and luscious caramel, this cookie is sweet and slightly salty. We all love classic chocolate chip cookies, but when the craving for caramel hits, these coffee cookies will satisfy your cravings.

Ingredients

This recipe uses two special ingredients: espresso powder and caramel chips. I use this espresso powder for baking, and you can find the caramel chips at Trader Joe’s.

• Unsalted butter – In addition to the sea salt, the caramel chips have a sweet and salty flavor. Unsalted butter prevents the saltiness from being overpowering.
• Caramel Chips – This ingredient provides the caramel flavor in this recipe.
• Espresso powder – I use espresso powder instead of instant coffee granules. Espresso powder infuses coffee flavor into the cookies.
• Sea salt – Rounds out the flavor.
• Brown sugar – After my first round of recipe testing, I substituted granulated sugar for brown sugar. As a result, it tastes sweeter and cuts the bitterness from the espresso.

What Is Espresso Powder

Some people have never heard of espresso powder before. Most importantly, you may not know where to find it. I’ve seen espresso powder in recipes, but it took me a long time to find it in a store. Fortunately, I stumbled across it at specialty store hosting a gelato class. Now, I bake with this espresso powder, which you can purchase in-store or online.

Unlike the shot of espresso that you drink, espresso powder is a baking ingredient that’s commonly used to make chocolate desserts. It is essentially dried espresso that you can use for desserts and drinks. Most importantly, it tastes delicious with caramel.

Instructions

Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper: This prevents the cookies from sticking to the pan. Additionally, it’s much easier to transfer the cookies to a cooling rack. Then use an instant-read thermometer to ensure the butter and egg are at room temperature.

Beat the butter and sugar together: After creaming the butter and sugar, add the egg, vanilla, and mix.

In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients: All-purpose flour, sea salt, baking soda, and espresso powder. Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients until just combined.

Add the caramel chips: Use a baking spatula or wooden spoon to fold in the caramel chips. Next, portion the cookie dough onto the baking sheet using a trigger-release ice cream scoop. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges become golden brown.

Cream butter and sugar.

Then add the rest of the wet ingredients.

Whisk the dry ingredients together.

Mix well.

Add the caramel chips to the bowl.

Mix with a wooden spoon or spatula.

How To Store These Coffee Cookies

Store leftover cookies in a large Ziplock bag, an airtight container, or a cookie jar. These coffee caramel cookies can be stored at room temperature.

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Coffee Caramel Cookies

These coffee caramel cookies have a delicious caramel flavor with just the right amount of sweetness. They are balanced, with a slight coffee taste from the espresso powder.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword coffee caramel cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Total Time 27 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Calories 698kcal

Equipment

• 1 Stand Mixer
• 1 Mixing Bowl
• measuring spoons
• parchment paper
• baking sheet
• trigger release ice cream scoop
• silicone spatula

Ingredients

• ½ cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter room temperature
• 4 ½ tablespoons (2 ounces) brown sugar measure with a kitchen scale if using ounces
• 1 egg room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¼ cups (6 ounces) all-purpose flour measure with a kitchen scale if using ounces
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons espresso powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup caramel chips

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350℉. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment combine the brown sugar and butter until the butter and sugar becomes light and fluffy. Then add the egg and vanilla. Mix on medium-low speed until combined. Scrape down the sides.
  
• In a separate bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, espresso powder. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the caramel chips.
  
• Use a trigger release ice cream scoop to place the dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 10 -12 minutes or until the edges become golden brown.
  

Notes

Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cookies Recipe

This brown sugar cinnamon cookie recipe is a delicious treat for the autumn season. These cookies create the warm and cozy vibes you need. There are so many reasons to love these cookies.

First, these cookies are soft and chewy.

In addition to the texture these cookies have great flavor. During the fall and winter months, ginger is one of the most celebrated flavors. Especially when it comes to cookies.

Unlike the classic crunch of ginger snap cookie, these cookies are soft and melt in your mouth!

What makes these cookies different is the brown sugar coating. Brown sugar compliments the cinnamon spice flavors.

Plus, this recipe is easy to make, and you don’t have to bake them on the same day!

Ingredients

Here are the main ingredients for this recipe. For the full recipe review the recipe section for a full ingredients list and instructions.

Brown Sugar: More brown sugar is used in this recipe to bring out the flavor. Also, an additional coating of brown sugar covers the cookies so that you get the taste of brown sugar in every bite.

Molasses: Brown sugar is made with granulated sugar and molasses. The molasses creates a deeper flavor that compliments the spices in these cookies.

Cinnamon: This is one of the most important ingredients.

Cloves: Ground cloves add a warm spice flavor. In addition, cloves have a powerful aroma and intense flavor. A little goes a long way with this floral spice.

Equipment

In addition, to the ingredients you’ll need some baking equipment to make these cookies. First, let’s start with the basics. Here is a list of the baking tools used to make this recipe.

How to Make Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cookies

Here are the directions to make these cookies! This dough uses simple ingredients. It’s likely that you have most of these ingredients inside your kitchen cabinet.

Make the cookie dough:

1. To make the dough you need to whisk the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Set aside for later use.
2. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar together.
3. Next, add one whole egg to the butter and sugar mixture. Then mix.
4. Pour the vanilla extract and mix again.
5. Pour the molasses inside the bowl to mix all the wet ingredients together. The mixture should be a light brown color.
6. Lastly, pour half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix on medium low. Then add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. Don’t over mix!

Once you’ve made the cookie dough, refrigerate for 24 hours. Transfer the dough into a refrigerator safe food storage container or cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap.

Next, use a tablespoon to scoop the cookie dough. Then use your hands to roll the dough into balls.

Now, pour the brown sugar into an empty bowl. Roll the balls of dough into the brown sugar. Place them onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

How to Store These Cookies

After the cookies finish baking let them cool for 1 hour. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.

To freeze the cookies warp them in parchment paper. Use tape to keep the parchment paper in place and to prevent moisture from getting in. Place the cookies inside an airtight container that’s freezer safe. Then label the container with the date the cookies were made.

Freeze the cookies for up to 1 month. Bring the cookies to room temperature when you’re ready to eat them.

Now, you have everything you need to know to make homemade brown sugar cinnamon cookies.

If you want to bake more cookie recipes try my cookie butter cookies.

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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cookies

Brown sugar cinnamon cookies are the perfect fall dessert. Sweet brown sugar with a hint of spice in every bite.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cookies

Prep Time 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes minutes

Chill Time 1 day day

Total Time 1 day day 32 minutes minutes

Servings 24 cookies

Calories 123kcal

Author Effortless Home Baker

Equipment

• 2 Baking Sheets
• 1 Stand Mixer
• 1 Mixing Bowl
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• 1 Whisk
• 1 Cooling Rack

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp Baking soda
• ½ tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp All spice
• ¼ tsp Cloves
• ½ cup Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature)
• ½ cup Brown sugar
• ⅓ cup Granulated sugar
• 1 Egg (Room Temperature)
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• ¼ cup Molasses

For Rolling the Cookie Dough

• ½ cup Brown sugar

Instructions

• Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and all spice. Set the dry ingredients aside.
• Use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment to beat the butter and sugar. Beat the butter and sugar on low speed until well combined.
• Add the egg to the butter mixture.
• Next, add the vanilla extract and stir for about 30 seconds.
• Mix in the molasses on medium-low speed for about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides.
• Pour half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix on medium-low speed until just combined.
• Add the rest of the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until there's no streaks of flour.
• Cover the dough tightly with plastic wrap or transfer to an airtight container. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 days.
• Scoop the cookie dough with a tablespoon. Then roll them into the ball. Roll the balls of cookie dough into a bowl with ½ cup brown sugar. Place onto two baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake in an oven set to 350℉. Bake the cookies for 12 minutes.

Notes

Remember to bring the cookie dough to room temperature after taking it out of the fridge.

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This cookie butter cookies recipe is a special treat because of one special ingredient.

Cookie butter!

It stands out among all the other spreads with its unique flavor. Homemade cookie butter cookies always hit the spot.

Equipment for Cookie Butter Cookies

Here are the tools you need for this recipe.

Ingredients

This cookie dough includes simple ingredients that you can find in your pantry. These ingredients work together to create a tasty snack.

Room Temperature Butter: We want to stay away from cold butter for this cookie recipe. Cold butter prevents the cookies from baking evenly. Also, using cold butter makes the mixing process very difficult. For best results use room temperature butter.

One Whole Room Temperature Egg: The butter and egg need to be room temperature so that they can easily combine when making the cookie dough. The egg adds liquid and some of the proteins within the egg work as emulsifiers.

Equal Measurements of Brown and Granulated Sugar: Using equal measurements of brown and granulated sugar gives the cookies a balanced flavor.

Vanilla Extract: I tried baking these cookies with and without vanilla extract. Adding vanilla extract made a huge impact on the flavor profile of these cookie butter cookies.

Tips for success: Avoid using a fork to flatten the cookies. Using a fork causes the cookies to crumble into pieces when they come out of the oven.

How to Make Cookie Butter Cookies

Recipe FAQ

Now that you’ve learned all about this cookie butter cookies recipe, you can finally start baking!

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Cookie Butter Cookies

These cookie butter cookies are irresistible and chewy. Tasty cookies with a twist. Enjoy the delicious taste of cookie butter in every bite. 

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword cookie butter cookies recipe

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Resting Time 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 45 minutes minutes

Servings 20 Large Cookies

Calories 146kcal

Author Effortless Home Baker

Equipment

• Cookie Scoop
• Sheet of Parchment Paper
• Mixing Bowls
• Measuring Cups and Spoons
• Cooling Rack
• Stand Mixer

Ingredients

• 8 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ cup cookie butter
• ½ cup vegetable shortening
• 1 egg room temperature
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375℉.
•  Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment to cream the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until completely combined.
•  In a medium size bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Set aside.
• Add the cookie butter, shortening, egg, and vinegar, and vanilla extract into the butter mixture. Use an electric mixer to stir until smooth and creamy.
• Beat the flour mixture in 3 additions.Don’t over mix.
• Use a cookie scoop to place the cookie dough onto the baking sheet. Leave at least 2 inches of space between the cookies.
• Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. Transfer the sheet of cookies onto a cooling rack after taking them out of the oven.

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