Coffee Cake Pumpkin Cookies
These Coffee Cake Pumpkin Cookies are soft, chewy, and perfectly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and a buttery brown sugar crumble topping. Finished with a sweet vanilla glaze, they taste just like a slice of your favorite coffee cake, in cookie form. Perfect for fall baking, holiday cookie trays, or cozy afternoons with coffee.
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Whisk
- Rubber spatula or wooden spoon
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Cooling rack
- Spoon or piping bag (for glaze)
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree blotted to remove moisture
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- Pinch of ground cloves
For the Streusel Crumble Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup melted unsalted butter
For the Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp milk or cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prep the Dough: In a large bowl, mix melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add egg yolk, vanilla, and blotted pumpkin puree. Stir to combine.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- Combine & Chill: Mix dry ingredients into wet until just combined. Do not overmix. Cover and chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Make Crumble: In a bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and melted butter until crumbly. Set aside.
- Preheat & Scoop: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop 1.5-tbsp dough balls and place on the sheet. Press crumble topping generously onto each ball.
- Bake: Bake for 11-13 minutes until edges are set. Cookies may appear soft in the center but will firm as they cool.
- Cool & Glaze: Let cookies cool for 10–15 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients. Drizzle over cooled cookies and let set.
Notes
Nutritional Info (Estimated per cookie):
- Calories: 160
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Protein: 1g
- Fat: 7g
- Sugar: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
(Varies based on size and glaze amount.)
