Creme Brûlée Cookie Recipe

This creme brûlée cookie recipe is definitely hitting the top list of best Christmas cookie recipes I’ve ever made. They’re so simple–but taste absolutely decadent!

I mean, seriously, if you can have a creme brûlée but also have a cookie, well, that’s just a form of perfection right there. I think if I had never made these, I would definitely be missing out on an experience.

So, if you’re ready to taste an amazingly wonderful, but super easy Christmas cookie, let’s get bakin’!

What You Need to Make Homemade Creme Brûlée Cookies

• Cookies
  • 3/4 C unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 C light brown sugar, packed
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 C molasses
  • 2 1/4 C flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt

• Creme Brulee Topping
  • 1 – 8oz cream cheese, softened
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 C powder sugar
  • 1 C sugar

How to Make caramelized Cookies with custard like topping

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.

Add the egg and molasses to the butter mixture and beat until smooth.In a second bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.

Combine the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients in 1/3 increments, stirring between each increment–but stop mixing as soon as the ingredients are combined, being careful not to over mix.

With a cookie dough scoop, form the cookie dough into tablespoon-sized balls then roll each cookie dough ball in granulated sugar.

Place the cookie dough balls on the cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart.

Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes.

Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the creme brûlée, cream together the butter and cream cheese, then gradually add-in the powder sugar, mixing until smooth.

Place 1 teaspoon of the creme brûlée onto each cookies and smooth it out evenly.

Sprinkle about 1 tbsp of sugar on top of each cookie.

With a kitchen torch, toast the top of each of the cookies to slightly burn the sugar on top of the creme brûlée.

Allow the cookies to cool completely before enjoying!

Before you take off and start baking, though, let’s talk about some frequent questions I get about Christmas cookies.

what to add to cookies to make them fluffy?

Ok. So, if you really like fluffy cookies, there are a few tricks you can use to make them more fluffy.

• Use Baking Powder instead of Baking Soda.
• Add an egg.
• Use cake flower instead of all-purpose flower.

One thing to note, though, if you do these things, yes, it will make your cookies a little fluffier, but, in turn, the cookies are going to be more “cakey” too. So, it’s a trade-off. Fluffy vs. Cakey.

how do I bake the perfect cookies?

So, I guess the real question is to ask what is your favorite cookie? Do you prefer a flat, crispy cookie or do you prefer a thick fluffy cookie? I mean, there’s a lot of options, really.

So, you have to start by determining which kind of cooke you want. Then all the elements have to be in place.

If you want flatter cookie, melt your butter, if you want a thicker one, add an egg. Just be aware that small changes like this can really affect how a cookie will turn out.

Christmas Cookie Recipes

• Big Soft Ginger Cookie Recipe
• Classic Oatmeal Cookies
• Peanut Butter Blossoms