2024 was the 12 months of the well-known brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso latte from huge espresso retailers and after seeing a lot hype, I knew I needed to infuse these scrumptious taste into a comfortable, chewy cookie.

SO for Day 2 of AK Cookie Week I convey you probably the most unimaginable vanilla brown sugar oatmeal latte cookies with a lightweight espresso icing. I couldn’t consider simply how deliciously chewy these got here out — they’re like your favourite oatmeal cookie with hints of vanilla, wealthy brown butter, and heat espresso notes.

Take pleasure in a latte cookie with a cup of espresso and even your shaken espresso for the last word duo!

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Elements in these vanilla oatmeal latte cookies

These beautiful cookies have an excellent easy base, plus a number of particular substances that give them that true latte taste. Right here’s what you’ll want:

• Butter: you realize we’re browning that butter for that wealthy, caramel-like taste.  You’ll use somewhat brown butter within the icing as effectively!
• Sugar: one other key to the flavour of those cookies is utilizing all DARK brown sugar. No white granulated sugar in right here! Darkish brown sugar has extra molasses than mild brown sugar, so it provides a stunning depth of taste and sweetness.
• Eggs: you’ll want 2 eggs to assist the cookies bake correctly.
• Vanilla: I truly used vanilla bean paste for an much more distinguished vanilla taste! Should you don’t have any, you may merely use vanilla extract.
• Flour & oats: we’re utilizing common all-purpose flour and old style rolled oats as the bottom for these cookies.
• Espresso powder: as a result of these are latte cookies, you’ll add some espresso powder to the dry substances for a pleasant espresso taste.
• Baking staples: don’t neglect the baking soda, salt, and a pinch of cinnamon.
• For the espresso icing: OMG one of the best half. It’s made with somewhat of the reserved brown butter from the dough, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, extra espresso powder, and somewhat milk. Really easy, too.

Select your espresso taste quantity

I ended up including about 2 full tablespoons of espresso powder to my dough as a result of I actually needed the espresso taste to shine via. Should you’re not an enormous fan of espresso flavors, be at liberty to make use of much less espresso powder within the dough and/or within the icing.

I like to recommend utilizing espresso powder (for baking) relatively than instantaneous espresso powder with a view to get a pleasant, robust taste!

Q&A on ingredient substitutions

As all the time, I like to recommend sticking to the recipe to get one of the best outcomes:

• Can I make then gluten-free? I haven’t examined these cookies utilizing a gluten-free flour, so I’m not 100% certain how they might prove. If you wish to give it a attempt, I recommend attempting a 1:1 gluten-free all goal flour.
• Can I make them dairy-free? Be happy to make use of a dairy-free butter substitute, however observe that you simply can’t brown dairy-free butter.
• Can I make them vegan? I haven’t examined these cookies utilizing two flax eggs, however let me know within the feedback in case you do! You’ll additionally want to make use of dairy-free butter and chocolate chips.

No stand mixer? No drawback

Should you don’t occur to have a stand mixer, be at liberty to make use of an electrical hand mixer OR merely combine effectively by hand. Watch out to not overmix your dough!

How one can make oatmeal latte cookies

1. Brown your butter. You’ll begin by browning the butter till it’s a pleasant amber shade, then add it to the bowl of your electrical mixer to chill. Take away a tablespoon of the brown butter and add it to a separate bowl for the icing!
2. Combine the moist substances. Combine the brown sugar in with the cooled brown butter till it’s effectively mixed, then combine in the remainder of the moist substances till the combination appears to be like like caramel.
3. Whisk the dry substances. In a separate mixing bowl whisk collectively your whole dry substances, then combine them into the moist substances till simply mixed.
4. Chill, then bake. Sure, that is important! Chill the dough within the fridge for not less than half-hour, then scoop your dough balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake till simply barely golden on the perimeters.
5. Ice & devour. Whereas the cookies are cooling, combine collectively the espresso icing substances till easy. Calmly dip every cooled cookie within the icing, then place on a wire rack or parchment paper to let the icing set earlier than digging in!

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You’ll discover all of my greatest suggestions & tips for making excellent cookies within the Final Information to Cookie Baking e-book! A number of key takeaways for these vanilla brown sugar latte cookies:

• Substitute at your individual threat. Please make sure you observe the recipe as written except substitutes are famous within the notes part of the recipe. Altering substances will probably change the feel and/or taste of the cookies, so achieve this at your individual threat.
• Use room temp substances. After you brown your butter you’ll wish to guarantee that it’s utterly cool in order that it doesn’t coagulate the opposite substances. Make certain your eggs are at room temperature as effectively in order that they don’t coagulate with the butter. Merely run it below heat water for a few minute or place it in a bowl of heat water for a couple of minutes earlier than including it to your dough.
• Use recent baking soda. Be certain your baking soda is recent to make sure that these cookies bake up correctly.
• Measure your substances appropriately. I weighed the substances for these cookies, as you’ll see within the full recipe beneath. Should you don’t have a scale, make sure you use this methodology for measuring flour!

How one can retailer & freeze these vanilla latte cookies

• To retailer: retailer these cookies in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
• To freeze: you may truly freeze the cookie dough OR the freshly baked cookies to take pleasure in later! Get all of my suggestions and tips for freezing cookies right here.

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Vanilla Brown Sugar Oatmeal Latte Cookies with Espresso Icing

Prep Time 1 hour hour

Prepare dinner Time 10 minutes minutes

Whole Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

ServesServes 24 cookies

Unbelievable vanilla oatmeal latte cookies made with wealthy brown butter and brown sugar and topped with probably the most scrumptious espresso icing. These chewy latte cookies style similar to the well-known brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso drink that everybody loves however in delicate, heat cookie kind!

Elements

• Moist substances:
• 1 cup (2 sticks, 226g) salted butter
• 1 ½ cups (320g) darkish brown sugar
• 2 giant eggs, at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or sub vanilla extract)
• Dry substances:
• 2 cups (240g) all goal flour
• 1 ¾ cups (158g) quaint rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 to 2 tablespoons espresso powder, relying how a lot espresso taste you want!
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• For the espresso icing:
• 1 tablespoon reserved brown butter
• 1 cup (180g) powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon espresso powder
• 2 to three tablespoons milk

Directions

• Brown the butter: Soften the butter in a medium saucepan over medium warmth. As soon as melted, whisk continually; the butter will start to crackle, then foam. After a couple of minutes, the butter will start to show a golden amber shade. As quickly because the butter turns an amber brown and provides off a nutty aroma, 5 to eight minutes complete, take away from the warmth and switch to the bowl of the electrical mixer to permit it to chill for five to 10 minutes. Be sure to scrape all of the yummy bits of brown butter from the pan into the bowl – that’s the place the flavour is!

• Take away 1 tablespoon of the brown butter from the electrical mixer bowl and add it to a medium bowl for the icing. Put aside as you received’t want this till later.

• Add the brown sugar to the bowl of the electrical mixer with the brown butter. Utilizing the paddle attachment, combine collectively the brown butter and sugar on medium velocity till effectively mixed, 1 minute. Add within the eggs and vanilla bean paste and blend once more on medium velocity till easy and effectively mixed and combination resembles caramel, about 1 minute.

• In a separate medium bowl, whisk collectively the dry substances: flour, oats, baking soda, espresso, cinnamon, and salt. Add the dry substances to the moist substances and blend on medium-low velocity till simply mixed.

• Cowl the dough with plastic wrap and chill within the fridge for half-hour whilst you preheat your oven and clear up your kitchen. Don’t skip this step, somewhat chill time is nice for the dough. Preheat the oven to 350 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper and put aside.

• Use a medium cookie scoop to seize about 1 ½ tablespoonfuls of dough and drop onto the cookie sheet. Alternatively you may roll the dough into balls and place onto the ready cookie sheet, leaving not less than 2 inches of area between every dough ball.

• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or till simply very barely golden on the perimeters. I discover 10 minutes to be excellent. Permit cookies to chill on the cookie sheet for five minutes earlier than transferring to a wire rack to complete cooling utterly.

• As soon as cookies are cool, make the icing: Be certain the 1 tablespoon of reserved brown butter continues to be melted. If it isn’t, heat it within the microwave for 10 to twenty seconds till it’s heat. Add the powdered sugar, espresso powder, vanilla extract and 1 tablespoon milk to the medium bowl with the brown butter and blend with a fork or small whisk till easy and there aren’t any seen lumps. If icing is simply too thick, add extra milk to skinny, ½ teaspoon at a time till you attain a THICK however easy icing. Bear in mind, you need this to be a thick icing so it units up properly.

• Dip every cookie VERY calmly into the icing then return to the wire rack or to a sheet of parchment paper to let the icing harden. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.

Recipe Notes

To retailer: retailer these cookies in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as 5 days.
To freeze: you may truly freeze the cookie dough OR the freshly baked cookies to take pleasure in later! Get all of my suggestions and tips for freezing cookies right here.