Apple Cider Cookies: A Quintessential Fall Cookie
Looking for a cozy fall cookie? These apple cider cookies are soft, full of warm spices, and finished with a light apple cider glaze. Perfect for when the air starts to get a chill, you’re jonesing to go apple picking and you just need a fall dessert.
They’re simple to make, but are packed with that classic spiced apple flavor.
The secret is reducing real apple cider down into a thick concentrate, which adds a rich apple taste without making the dough too wet. The cookies are rolled in cinnamon sugar before baking for that classic spiced coating, and the glaze adds just the right touch of sweetness.
They’re great for a fall bake sale, a Halloween party dessert, or just when you’re craving something cozy and a little different from the usual.
Let’s make some apple cookies!
Ingredients
Cookies
Cookie coating
Glaze
Steps to make apple cider cookies
1. Preheat oven to 350 & line two baking sheets with parchment paper
2. Bring 1 cup of apple cider to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat by half and allow to simmer for 25 minutes or until the cider has reduced to ¼ cup. Allow to cool
3. With a stand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes or until smooth.
4. Add egg, cooled apple cider, and mix until combined.
5. Add flour, spices and baking soda, mix until combined, but don’t overmix!
6. Make cookie coating by combining sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
7. Scoop the dough. You can use a standard cookie scoop, or to make large cookies, use an ice cream scoop.
8. Roll the dough into balls into the cookie coating.
9. Place the cookies 3” apart on the parchment lined baking sheets.
10. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes for smaller cookies or 16-20 minutes for large cookies.
11. Allow the cookies to cool before mixing the glaze. To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla and 2 tablespoons of apple cider. You can add another tablespoon of cider if needed to thin the glaze.
12. Drizzle glaze on cooled cookies before serving
Apple Cider Cookies
These apple cider cookies are soft, chewy and cozy - a perfect fall dessert!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 cup of apple cider (I used salted caramel apple cider)
- 1 stick of salted butter
- ¾ cup of light brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon all spice
Cookie coating
- 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- ¼ cup of sugar
Glaze
- 1 cup of powdered sugar
- ⅔ tablespoons of apple cider
- ½ teaspoon of vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line two baking sheets with parchment paper
- Bring 1 cup of apple cider to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat by half and allow to simmer for 25 minutes or until the cider has reduced to ¼ cup. Allow to cool.
- With a stand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Add egg, cooled apple cider, and mix until combined
- Add flour, spices and baking soda, mix until combined. Be careful not to overmix
- To make cookie coating, combine sugar and cinnamon in a bowl.
- Scoop the dough. You can use a standard cookie scoop, or to make large cookies, use an ice cream scoop.
- Roll the dough into balls into the cookie coating. Place the cookies 3” apart on the parchment lined baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes for smaller cookies or 16-20 minutes for large cookies.
- Allow the cookies to cool before mixing the glaze.
- To make glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla and 2 tablespoons of the apple cider. You can add another tablespoon of cider if needed to thin the glaze if needed.
- Drizzle glaze on cooled cookies before serving
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 155Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 106mgCarbohydrates: 26gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 2g
