Chewy Apple Cider Cookies

Apple cider cookie resting on a sliced apple.

Apple cider cookies are like molasses cookies with a fall twist! They're perfectly crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside and glazed with a rich apple cider icing. All you need is 11 ingredients and an Apple Martini to wash them down!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Diet Kosher, Vegetarian

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 7

Chilling Time 10

Total Time 1 17

Servings cookies

Calories 139kcal

Author Alana Lieberman

Cost $15

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Chewy Apple Cider Cookies

2 cups apple cider
2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
a pinch of ground nutmeg (about ⅛ teaspoon)
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup light brown sugar
1 large egg

For the Apple Cider Glaze

1 cup confectioner's (powdered) sugar
2 tablespoons apple cider
2 teaspoons pure maple syrup

Instructions

Add apple cider to a medium saucepan. Place on the stove over medium heat. Bring to a rolling boil. Allow cider to reduce for about 20 to 23 minutes, stirring occasionally, until there’s only ¼ cup remaining and it has a syrup-like consistency. Cider will thicken more as it cools. Set aside to cool completely.
Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt to a medium sized mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
Add butter and brown sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream butter and sugar together for about 1 minute, until light and fluffy.
Add in the egg. Beat until smooth. Add in the ¼ cup of room temperature reduced apple cider. Beat again until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Pour flour mixture into the bowl with the butter mixture. Beat until just combined and there is no dry flour remaining. Do not overmix.
Place bowl in the refrigerator and chill the dough for at least 10 to 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare 2 baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper.
Scoop out 1 ½ to 2 tablespoons of dough and roll it into a ball. Place on a prepared baking sheet. Lightly flatten the top of the dough with your hand. Continue with the rest of the dough, leaving about 2 inches of space between each one.
Bake cookies for 7 to 9 minutes, or until the tops start to crack and turn lightly golden brown. The middle might look under-baked, but this is okay. It will cook more on the cookie sheet before it cools.
Prepare the apple cider glaze by whisking together confectioner’s sugar, apple cider, and maple syrup in a small bowl until there are no more lumps.
Drizzle glaze over the tops of the cookies. Allow to set for a few minutes before serving.

Notes

Make sure to use fresh apple cider, NOT apple cider vinegar.
Reduced apple cider will have a jelly-like consistency once cooled.
You can use apple juice instead of cider, but the flavor will be slightly changed.

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