Cookie butter cookies are the cookies you've been waiting for your entire life. Who knew that the secret ingredient to perfect chocolate chip cookies was more cookie? Want to bake some later? Pin for later!
If you've ever wondered what my dreams are like, they are full of cookies. Do you remember that room at Willy Wonka's factory where everything was made from candy? It's like that, but with cookies. Tuille and biscotti grass, clouds made of light meringue cookies. little snowdrop sheep flock around while I pick all types of cookies from the trees. This might be the reason I named this blog A Cookie Named Desire.
I am no stranger to putting a number of things in cookies, but when I discovered putting cookie butter in my cookies things were suddenly on a whole new level. Cookie butter cookies are wonderfully flavorful thanks to the spices in the cookie butter. They are brought out with a generous sprinkling of salt on top of the cookies and a healthy dose of chocolate chips.
The recipe calls for regular unsalted butter, but I also recommend trying these cookies with browned butter. Talk about an instant mouthgasm right there.
If you are one of those people who likes to hang out in the kitchen with a spoon and a jar of cookie butter (me!), these cookie butter cookies are for you. It's even better than eating straight cookie butter.
Heck, even if you aren't that big a fan of cookie butter, these cookies are for you. The only requirement to love these cookies is to enjoy eating cookies in general. There is nothing about these cookies you won't love.
What is Cookie Butter?
I've had a few readers ask, so I wanted to share more about the heavenly deliciousness that is cookie butter.
Cookie butter is essentially pureed Speculoos cookies. Speculoos are a crunchy Belgian cookie with an incredible nutty/caramely/gingerbready flavor that is really irresistible. Once it is processed down, it becomes this smooth, creamy spread that you can use on sandwiches or as a dip. My favorite way to eat it is with pretzels or just by the spoon.
You can make your own cookie butter, and even experiment with different types of cookies. I have a snickerdoodle cookie butter here on the blog and I've experimented with using gingerbread cookies, Oreos, and my personal favorite is pecan graham cracker.
For this recipe, however, I recommend finding store-bought cookie butter. I usually find mine where the peanut butter and Nutella are kept.
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Cookie Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 large eggyolk room temperature
- ¾ cup cookie butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon flaky salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a mixer, add the butter and sugar together and beat for about 3 - 4 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and yolk, beat for another 2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Add in the cookie butter and vanilla, then beat until completely combined and light in color - another two minutes.
- In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Stir into the butter mixture until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Cover and chill the dough in the refrigerator for about one hour. Create balls of dough that are about two tablespoons big, then top with the flaky sea salt if using.
- Bake for about 8 - 10 minutes, or until the edges are a light golden brown.
- Transfer to the wire rack to cool completely.
Jasmin Almestica says
What's a good cookie butter to buy?
Amanda says
I usually use the one by Trader Joe's or the creamy Biscoff spread. The Biscoff spread is usually easier to find in store along with the peanut butter
Cathy says
These look so incredibly delicious! I love the idea of using cookie butter in cookies. Also, I think you meant "egg yolk" and not "eff yolk" 😉
Amanda says
Oops! You've caught me... I am really terrible at editing before things go live. It's really quite embarrassing!
Zerrin says
Wow! This sounds like the best chocolate cookie recipe ever. Can't wait to try it! I love that I learn something each time I visit your blog.
Oriane says
Sooo delicious !!! As french, I'm really fan of speculoos.
Meg | Meg is Well says
I FINALLY saw cookie butter at my local grocery store and I knew I should have snatched it up immediately! I'm not sure if the cookies would get baked because having cookie butter in cookie dough sounds amazing.
Amanda says
Oh my gosh, yasssss! Cookie butter cookie dough is the best! Cookie butter makes everything so delicious!
Carol G says
These look so good...and I do love cookie butter a lot. I assume the flaky sea salt listed at the end of the ingredients is for sprinkling over the tops of the cookies before baking?
Amanda says
Yes that is correct! I had to rewrite the post after it was accidentally deleted and must have forgotten to write that down. I'm updating the post to include more information on cookie butter and will be sure to update the recipe card as well!! Thank you for pointing that out for me 🙂
Medha @ Whisk and Shout says
These cookie butter cookies look delicious- from what I know of cookie butter, these cookies sound like the best mixture of a classic chocolate chip cookie and a snickerdoodle or ginger snap- so yum 🙂