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Apple Cider Cookies

Apple cider cookies with a lightly crinkled, soft-baked texture and a cinnamon sugar coating. Made by reducing apple cider into a thick syrup for concentrated apple flavor.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 115
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

dry ingredients
  • 2.25 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ginger
  • 0.25 tsp nutmeg
  • 0.25 tsp allspice
  • 0.25 tsp salt
wet ingredients
  • 0.75 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.25 cup apple cider reduced from 1/2 cup over medium heat to 1/4 cup, then cooled
cinnamon sugar rolling
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan
  • 1 small saucepan

Method
 

Reduce the apple cider
  1. Reduce apple cider in a small saucepan over medium heat until thick and syrupy, then cool completely.
Mix and preheat
  1. Preheat oven to 350F, then line baking sheets with parchment.
  2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
  3. Beat butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
  4. Add egg, vanilla extract, and the reduced cider, and beat until combined.
Shape and bake
  1. Fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until no dry streaks remain.
  2. Scoop dough into 1-1/2 tablespoon balls, then roll in cinnamon sugar made from sugar and cinnamon.
  3. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350F, until edges are set and the centers look slightly soft.
  4. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring, then let cookies finish setting.

Notes

Pro tip: reduce the cider until truly thick and syrupy so the cookie flavor is concentrated rather than watery. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days; freeze baked cookies up to 2 months. For a dietary swap, use a plant-based unsalted butter (stick-style) for a dairy-free version—texture may be slightly softer.