Description
Soft, bakery-style sugar cookies infused with coffee and topped with a silky espresso glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee or espresso powder
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for glaze)
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream (for glaze)
Instructions
- Cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg, vanilla, and dissolved coffee until smooth.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet until a soft dough forms.
- Scoop dough onto a lined baking sheet and gently flatten.
- Bake until edges are set and centers stay soft.
- Drizzle cooled cookies with coffee glaze and let set before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is at room temperature for easier creaming.
- For a stronger coffee flavor, increase the amount of instant coffee.
- Let the cookies cool completely before adding the glaze.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg