Description
Deliciously soft cookies with warm swirls of cinnamon sugar that offer a comforting taste reminiscent of Sunday mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1½ tablespoons all purpose flour
- 2½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened but still cool to the touch
- 1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar
- 1 ¾ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and place racks near the center.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix softened butter, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl.
- Freeze the cinnamon sugar mixture for 10 minutes to firm it up.
- Cream butter and granulated sugar in a mixer until light and creamy.
- Add vanilla, whole egg, and egg yolk and beat until smooth.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, cornstarch, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add dry mix to wet mix gradually and beat until just combined.
- Remove half of the cookie dough and set it aside.
- Spread the remaining half of the dough on the bottom of the mixing bowl.
- Break the chilled cinnamon sugar into small teaspoon pieces and scatter them over the dough.
- Spread the reserved half of the dough on top and press gently.
- Add remaining cinnamon sugar pieces on top of the second dough layer.
- Fold the layered dough and cinnamon sugar twice, then stir one to two times with a spatula.
- Scoop two tablespoon dough balls making sure each has cinnamon sugar inside.
- Freeze the dough balls on a plate for 10 minutes to firm up the butter.
- Place chilled dough balls on the prepared baking sheets spaced a couple inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until edges begin to brown and centers look slightly underdone.
- Transfer baking sheets to wire racks and let cookies cool completely so they firm up.
Notes
For a deeper flavor, substitute dark brown sugar in the filling. Always avoid overmixing the dough to keep cookies tender.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: cookies, cinnamon roll, dessert, baking, sweet treat