These sweet and chewy cornbread cookies are topped with an irresistible honey butter frosting! Inspired by a favorite Crumbl Cookies recipe, now you can make this unique sweet treat at home!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Kids
Keyword cookies, cornbread
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 18Cookies
Calories 575kcal
Author Stacey aka the Soccer Mom
Equipment
1 Electric mixer
1 Baking sheet
1 Wire cooling rack
2 Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
1cupbuttersoftened
1cupshortening
2cupslight brown sugar
1cupsugar
1/2cuphoney
4large eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
5 1/4cupsflour
2cupsyellow cornmeal
2Tablespoonscornstarch
2teaspoonskosher salt
2teaspoonsbaking powder
Frosting Ingredients
1cupunsalted buttersoftened
4Tablespoonshoney
4cupspowdered sugar
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
1/4cuphoney to drizzle on top of cookies
Instructions
To Make the Cookies
Preheat oven to 350 °F and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or non-stick silicone baking mats.
Beat the butter, shortening, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, honey, and vanilla until fluffy, using a stand mixer or electric hand mixer.
In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder.
Slowly add dry ingredients to bowl of wet ingredients, stirring until a cohesive batter forms.
Using a medium ice cream scooper to portion out dough into 18 balls (they should be about 2.5oz each if you have a food scale handy).
Place dough balls on prepared cookie sheets and press to form flat discs (about 1/4-1/2" thick).
Bake for 15-18 minutes or until light golden brown on edges.
Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool.
To Make the Frosting
Beat together the butter, honey, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth, but holds a peak.
Drizzle the honey on top of cookies, then finish with a scoop of frosting in the middle of each cookie.
Notes
Nutrition information is an estimate only and will vary based on ingredients used and serving size. Does not include frosting.