Gilmore Girls Coffee Cake Cookies Recipe
Soft cinnamon coffee cake cookies inspired by Gilmore Girls, featuring a tender cookie base with crumbly cinnamon streusel topping and sweet vanilla glaze. Perfect for breakfast or snack time at Luke’s Diner.
- Author: ssam
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Total Time: 1 hr (incl. chilling)
- Yield: 18 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert, Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
- For the cookies:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- For the streusel:
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons cold butter
- For the glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2. Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light. Add egg and vanilla.
- 3. Mix in flour, baking soda, and salt to form dough. Chill 30 minutes.
- 4. For streusel: mix brown sugar, flour, cinnamon; cut in cold butter until crumbly.
- 5. Scoop dough balls, flatten slightly, top generously with streusel.
- 6. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are golden. Cool completely.
- 7. Whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled cookies.
Notes
- Chill dough for perfect cookie shape.
- Double streusel for extra coffee cake flavor.
- Store in airtight container up to 5 days.
- Perfect Gilmore Girls binge-watch companion.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: gilmore girls cookies, coffee cake cookies, cinnamon streusel cookies