Gilmore Girls Coffee Cake Cookies (Printable Version)

Soft cookies with cinnamon streusel topping and vanilla glaze

# What You'll Need:

→ Cookie Dough

01 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
02 - 1/2 cup vegetable oil
03 - 1 cup packed brown sugar
04 - 1 large egg
05 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
06 - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
07 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
08 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
09 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
10 - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

→ Streusel Topping

11 - 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
12 - 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
13 - 1/3 to 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
14 - 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
15 - Pinch of salt

→ Icing

16 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar
17 - 1 tablespoon milk
18 - Splash of vanilla extract

# Steps to Follow:

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, cream together softened butter, vegetable oil, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 2-3 minutes.
03 - Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
04 - In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, ground cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
05 - In another bowl, combine softened butter, brown sugar, flour starting with 1/3 cup and adjusting as needed for crumbly texture, ground cinnamon, and salt. Mix until crumbly throughout.
06 - Scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets using approximately 1 1/2 tablespoons per cookie, spacing them apart. Gently press an indent into the center of each cookie and fill generously with streusel mixture.
07 - Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly golden brown.
08 - Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
09 - Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Drizzle over completely cooled cookies.

# Additional Tips::

01 -
  • They're impossibly soft with actual texture from the streusel, not some flat one-note cookie situation.
  • The vanilla glaze gives you that bakery-style finish without requiring any fancy piping skills or equipment.
  • Coffee pairs with these the way they're meant to pair—like they were designed for each other.
02 -
  • Don't skip cooling the cookies on the baking sheet first—they need those five minutes to set up, or they'll fall apart when you try to move them.
  • If your streusel looks too wet, add flour a teaspoon at a time until it becomes crumbly and workable, because too-wet streusel will melt into the dough instead of staying textured.
03 -
  • If you don't have a cookie scoop, use a tablespoon from your silverware drawer—it's more consistent than eyeballing and results in even baking.
  • Make the streusel while your dough is resting in the fridge—it only takes two minutes and means zero downtime between steps.
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