These apple cider cookies are the perfect way to celebrate the cooler weather! They are warm, spiced cookies and topped with a sweet apple cider glaze that ties the dessert together perfectly. Make a batch to take to your next holiday party, or just for dessert at home. They are easy to make, full of flavor, and sure to keep everyone coming back for more!
One of the best things about cooler weather? Baking.
Obviously you can bake cookies any time of year, but I feel like the excuse to warm up your house is a perfect one to make a sweet treat, yes?
I’ve made apple cider before from scratch, though you can usually find it year-round in the juice aisle at the grocery store.
You’ll use some apple cider in both the cookie dough and the sweet icing glaze!
This a perfect cookie to make with kids as you get to roll the dough in a cinnamon sugar mixture for extra sweetness.
And drizzling that glaze is oh so fun!
My mouth is watering just typing around these pictures right now.
Save this recipe for those fall potlucks, holiday cookie exchange parties, or just your weekend baking project.
Other fall and winter cookies you’ll love: chocolate peppermint thumbprint cookies, chocolate raspberry crinkle cookies, reindeer linzer cookies and sugared cranberry cookies.
Apple Cider Cookies
These apple cider cookies are the perfect way to celebrate the cooler weather! They are warm, spiced cookies and topped with a sweet apple cider glaze that ties the dessert together perfectly. Make a batch to take to your next holiday party, or just for dessert at home. They are easy to make, full of flavor, and sure to keep everyone coming back for more!
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1 cup salted butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup apple cider
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
For the sugar coating:
- ¼ cup white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
For the apple cider glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 tablespoons apple cider
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream your butter, brown sugar, and white granulated sugar together using an electric hand mixer. Start your mixer on a low speed and work your way up to a high speed over 2-3 minutes.
- Once the butter and sugars are smooth and creamy, whisk in the egg followed by the apple cider.
- Add the baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and flour to the mixing bowl. Reduce the speed of your hand mixer or gently stir by hand until the dry ingredients and the creamed butter mixture are combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together your sugar and cinnamon for the sugar coating.
- Divide the cookie dough into 24 evenly sized balls and roll each ball of cookie dough in the cinnamon sugar. before placing each cookie on a baking sheet. Space them about an inch apart and bake for 12 minutes.
- While your cookies are baking, whisk your powdered sugar and apple cider together to create a smooth glaze. Drizzle the glaze over your cookies as they come out of the oven. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you would like your glaze to be thinner then you can add an extra few teaspoons of apple cider. You can also use milk to thin out the glaze.
- Most major grocery stores sell apple cider all year long on the juice aisle.
- If you want to amplify the warm flavors in these cookies then you can use ground cloves and nutmeg in addition to ground cinnamon.
- You can store your leftover cookies for up to 5 days on the counter. You can reheat a cookie or two in the microwave for 10-20 seconds.
- If you only have unsalted butter then you can add ½ teaspoon of salt to the cookie dough with the dry ingredients.
- For some extra flavor, try adding a teaspoon of vanilla extract or ground cinnamon to your glaze.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1 cookieAmount Per Serving: Calories: 220Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 103mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information is calculated automatically by an online tool at Nutritionix. It is not always accurate. Please use your own tools to check if you rely on this information.
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