Making Cookies Inspired by TV Shows, Part 5: Gilmore Girls! This Gilmore Girls Coffee Cake Cookie is my favorite cookie of this series! You read that right — my favorite one. And if you know me well, you know I am so bad at choosing favorites, so this is saying something.
When I first shared this cookie, I hadn’t seen any episodes of Gilmore Girls. Since making this cookie, I started and finished the entire show! I am definitely a fan of the show and love this cookie even more.
This cookie consists of a cinnamon dough base, topped with streusel and icing! It is a soft cookie and the flavor is actually similar to coffee cake!
Here are a couple FAQ I get with this cookie:
Add more flour! If you add 1/3 cup of flour and the streusel is still sticking together and won’t crumble at all, add more. You may need more than 1/2 cup total. Add 1 tbsp additions of flour until the streusel starts to crumble when ran between your fingers. It shouldn’t be so crumbly that it won’t stick together, though. If you squeeze a handful in the palm of your hand, it should stick together, but if you then take that handful and run it through your fingers it should crumble.
The recipe makes 12 large cookies! I use my large cookie scoop, which is about 1/4 cup. You are welcome to make them smaller than this, in which case you will have more than 12 cookies.
If your dough is sticky once you add all of the ingredients, add more flour! The amount of flour needed in a recipe can be effected by altitude, so you may need extra! If your dough is stick, add 1 tbsp additions of flour until it is no longer sticky and looks like my dough in the video below.
I hope that helps! Always feel free to reach out to me with any additional questions. I can’t wait for you to try these Gilmore Girls Coffee Cake Cookie!
Gilmore Girls Coffee Cake Cookie
ingredients
Cinnamon Dough
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 cups flour
Streusel
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3-1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Icing
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- splash of vanilla
instructions
- To make the dough, combine the butter, oil and dark brown sugar. Mix for a couple minutes until it is smooth. Add the egg and vanilla and mix again. Add the remaining ingredients and mix until just combined.
- To make the streusel, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix with a spoon or your hand. Start with 1/3 cup of flour. The mixture should stick together, but should also crumble when you run it through your fingers. If it isn't crumbling, add 1 tbsp additions of flour until it crumbles.
- Using a large cookie scoop, scoop a ball of dough onto a lined baking sheet. Using a spoon or your fingers, make an indent on the top of the dough. Sprinkle a couple tablespoons of the streusel on the top of the cookie, into the indent.
- Bake the cookies at 350 for 10-12 minutes. While they are baking, make the icing. Combine the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla in a small bowl and whisk until it's smooth and runny. Once the cookies have cooled slightly, drizzle on lots of icing! Enjoy!
i made these today and i am OBSESSED. my boyfriend loved them and my mom said they are the best cookies she’s ever had! currently compiling a list of some of your other cookie recipes to try!
Yay! I’m so glad you loved them!! They are one of my fav cookies ever so I’m happy your mom felt the same way 🙂 Can’t wait to see what cookies you try next!
I just made these and they are so good!! I made mine dairy free and they came out amazing. If you do them dairy free, they do need a bit more time in the oven. I used my 5 tbsp scoop and had to cook them for about 18 minutes. A new favorite! Can’t wait to try more of your cookies!
Amazing! I’m so glad you loved then and so glad they turned out well dairy free! I can’t wait for you to try other recipes! 🙂
I love these cookies so much. The cinnamon dough alone is too tempting. However, I am running into a bit of a problem with execution, if you could help. These cookies always fall flat for me when I bake them, even if I refrigerate the dough first. Also, my crumble often “disappears” (for lack of a better description) into the dough by the time it comes out. Any thoughts on how I can correct these two problems?
Hi! So glad you love these cookies! It sounds like your dough and crumble need more flour. Is the dough sticky when you make it? Try adding 1 tbsp additions of flour until the dough isn’t very sticky anymore. Same with the streusel — add 1 tbsp of flour until it crumbles in your fingers. Sometimes flour amounts can vary slightly. I hope this helps!! Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Made a slight modification in using butter flavored shortening instead of oil.
Beautiful texture, flavor, and appearance. I’ve been bringing them into work and they’ve gone over well with rave reviews. Will be a favorite from now on!!
Yay I’m so glad you enjoyed them and that you were kind enough to share with co-workers as well!