Description
These Coffee Cake Cookies are a cozy, bakery-style treat with soft pumpkin cookie centers, buttery cinnamon streusel, and a sweet vanilla glaze on top. They are perfect for a quick breakfast treat, easy dessert, holiday baking idea, afternoon snack, or fall food idea when you want an easy recipe that feels special without being complicated.
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
3. In a large bowl, beat 1/2 cup softened butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Mix in the pumpkin puree, egg yolk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until a soft dough forms.
6. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon for rolling.
7. In another bowl, mix 1/2 cup flour, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, melted butter, and chopped pecans until crumbly.
8. Scoop the dough into balls, roll each in the cinnamon sugar, and place them on the baking sheets.
9. Press some crumb topping onto the top of each cookie.
10. Bake for 11 to 14 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers are still soft.
11. Cool the cookies on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
12. Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, then drizzle over the cooled cookies.
Notes
Use pure pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling, so the cookies keep the right texture and flavor.
Do not overmix the dough once the flour is added, or the cookies can turn dense instead of soft.
Let the cookies cool completely before glazing so the drizzle stays on top instead of melting into the crumb.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 115mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 28mg