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Spiced Coffee Cookies With Caramel Vanilla Glaze – A warm spiced soft cookie topped with gooey caramel and a vanilla glaze swirl. These cookies taste like a delicious coffee latte.

This delicious recipe was first published on 10/27/15 and has been updated to improve the reader experience.

3 soft mocha coffe flavored cookies with a soft caramel topping and swirl vanilla glaze

 

I wanted a special cookie to celebrate Johns work anniversary and these cinnamon-spiced cookies were perfect. The soft caramel topping and vanilla glaze dress them up for any celebration.

My first attempts at making these spiced cookies were good, but they were just  “brown”. They needed an anniversary flair so I decided to add a vanilla drizzle. I was putting my ingredients together and it came to me that caramel would compliment the cookie so, of course, I did both!

One warning, you had better have a drink to go with these cookies. They are moist, tender and delicious, but they are also a mouthful. The caramel will set, but it stays soft, gooey and so good. It is so good on top of these warm cinnamon spice cookies though.

Spiced Coffee Cookies with Caramel-Vanilla Glaze Recipe

When John and I got married, he was fresh out of college. We were living on love and certain that a job would come knocking on our door.

The job market was pitiful so John took out the phone book and started making cold calls – yep we actually used phone books! As luck would have it, he found a company that had just started thinking of expanding its agronomy division. John got the job, and this month celebrates his 35th anniversary.

The people he works with are used to me bringing them treats so I knew this soft delicious cookie couldn’t be ordinary.

Spiced Coffee Cookies With Caramel Vanilla Glaze are tender and delicious with a soft and gooey caramel. These cookies are like a delicious coffee latte.

GROCERY LIST FOR SPICED COFFEE COOKIES

  • unsalted butter
  • brown sugar
  • eggs
  • coffee
  • vanilla extract
  • flour
  • salt
  • baking soda
  • cinnamon
  • nutmeg
  • sweetened condensed milk
  • powdered sugar

Spiced Coffee Cookies With Caramel Vanilla Glaze are tender and delicious with a soft and gooey caramel. These cookies are like a delicious coffee latte.

 

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Three soft cinnamon spiced cookies with a gooey caramel topping and vanilla drizzle.

Tips For Success

  • You don’t have to make a pot of coffee to make these cookies. You can dissolve a granulated instant coffee instead. When I bake with coffee, I use a strong dark blend. Or heck most grocery stores have coffee shops in them now. Just by a cup to go.
  • Caramel sets up quickly so don’t make it until you’re ready to spoon it over cooled cookies.
  • Do not stack these cookies. Store covered in an air-tight container in a cool place or refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving.
  • If Caramel isn’t for you, just drizzle with the Vanilla Coffee glaze only.
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Spiced Coffee Cookies With Caramel Vanilla Glaze are tender and delicious with a soft and gooey caramel. These cookies are like a delicious coffee latte. | HostessAtHeart.com
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Spiced Coffee Cookies with Caramel-Vanilla Glaze
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Chill time
30 mins
Total Time
53 mins
 

Spiced Coffee Cookies With Caramel Vanilla Glaze - A warm spiced soft cookie topped with gooey caramel and vanilla glaze swirl. These cookies taste like a delicious coffee latte.

Course: Cookie, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Coffee Cookies
Servings: 46 cookies
Calories: 172 kcal
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Ingredients
Cookies
Mix together
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 eggs room temperature
Stir In
  • 1/2 cup cold coffee strong
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Sift together
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
Caramel
  • 14 ounce sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tbs unsalted butter
Vanilla Drizzle
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp milk
  • 1 tsp cold coffee
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Cookies

  1. Stir in the coffee mixture and the butter mixture in the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Mix until combined. Gradually add sifted ingredients, mixing until combined.

  2. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease or line 4 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. Using a 1-1/2 tablespoon scoop, place cookies onto baking sheets.

  5. Bake for 8 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown. Remove the cookies from the pan put them on a cooling rack. Let the cookies cool completely.

Caramel
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine condensed milk and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes, whisking constantly.
  2. Remove from heat and whisk in butter and vanilla.

  3. Spoon hot caramel over cooled cookies. When cooled, the caramel will set and be difficult to spoon so wait to make the caramel when the cookies have cooled.

Vanilla Glaze
  1. In a glass bowl, melt butter in the microwave. Add remaining ingredients and mix on low until blended. Turn on high and blend for another minute or until smooth. Drizzle with a fork, piping bag or a squeeze bottle. Allow drizzle to set.
Recipe Notes

Cookies were adapted from a local radio program in 1949! Caramel Adapted from Lady Behind The Curtain blog

Nutrition Facts
Spiced Coffee Cookies with Caramel-Vanilla Glaze
Amount Per Serving
Calories 172 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 22mg 7%
Sodium 96mg 4%
Potassium 66mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 28g 9%
Sugars 21g
Protein 1g 2%
Vitamin A 3.6%
Vitamin C 0.3%
Calcium 4.1%
Iron 3.3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Nordic Ware Natural Aluminum Commercial Baker’s Jelly Roll Baking Sheet – These sheet pans are durable and I have four of them so I can get all of my cookies baked in a jiffy!

 

 

Beyond Gourmet Parchment Paper –   I have to use a parchment paper that can withstand an oven temp of 450° for my bread so I use this for everything. It keeps my pans looking good and clean up is a breeze!

 

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Comments

  4. I can see these making an appearance at our house soon… the spiced cookie sounds great, but the caramel on top pretty much cinches the deal!

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  12. Wonderful with a cup of chai or coffee I’m sure. I like that you got the caramel and vanilla drizzle too. The aromas must have been intoxicating! 🙂 How many years for John now and how long for retirement? 🙂

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    • Thank you, Loretta! We love these cookies but they’re not for folks without their own teeth LOL! John still has a couple of years before he’s free and clear so we just are doing as much as we can with the time he has. I hope you guys had a wonderful New Years? Where are you off to next?

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  13. Oh my goodness these cookies look amazing! I’ve printed the recipe to make for Dan. Caramel is his favorite, so I know these will be a hit! Thank you for a GREAT recipe!

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  18. What a perfect combination – your cookies kept getting better and better with each addition. Congrats to John – that’s amazing that one phone call changed your lives for the better 🙂 Happy Halloween – are you handing out treats?

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    • Thank you Arl! These cookies are really good, and I’ve been asked to make them for a fund raiser. I don’t know if this is a compliment or just more work, but I was flattered!

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    • LOL! I did keep a couple of these home otherwise I didn’t trust myself to eat my body weight too. That caramel was so good that I stuck the pan in dishwater so I wouldn’t keep eating it!

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  21. I need to make stuff with coffee more. These look perfect! I love coffee and coffee flavor, yet somehow always forget that they are usually good in baked goods. I don’t know why. So thanks for reminding me. I wish I could have some now!

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  26. I love the history behind these cookies, Julie. Makes them a real treasure- I mean, apart from how DELICIOUS they look. Definitely pinning to try for myself later 🙂

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  28. These cookies look delicious!!! I love the spices, coffee and caramel… the whole cookie! 🙂 They must have been really appreciated.

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  31. These cookies look like they would melt in your mouth, Julie! I absolutely love all of the flavors you have incorporated into them. Cookies with frosting are one of my weaknesses. Congratulations to your husband on 35 years. That is amazing!

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    • You are correct Mimi! They are family owned and do a lot for their employees. There’s not much dedication left in the corporate world any more. Employees don’t stay more than 5 years, and corporations want less people to do more work. Cookies may be the answer? We all need more cookies!

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