Description
These Apple Cider Cookies are soft, chewy, and bursting with warm fall flavor! Made with real apple cider, cozy spices, and a cinnamon-sugar coating, they’re the perfect autumn cookie—fragrant, comforting, and irresistibly delicious.
Ingredients
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- For the Cookies
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup reduced apple cider (see notes)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Cinnamon Sugar Coating
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- In a saucepan, simmer apple cider until reduced to about 1/3 cup. Cool completely.
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the eggs, cooled apple cider reduction, and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix until a soft dough forms.
- Chill the dough for 30–60 minutes.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar in a small bowl. Scoop dough balls and roll them in the mixture.
- Place on a lined baking sheet and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 10–12 minutes.
- Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
Reduce apple cider before adding to the dough—this concentrates the flavor and prevents excess moisture. For extra apple spice flavor, add 1–2 tsp of apple pie spice. Chilling the dough helps create thicker, chewier cookies.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 165
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: apple cider cookies, fall cookies, soft apple cookies, cinnamon cookies, chewy cookies, apple spice cookies, autumn baking