Cookies are the world’s best friend, especially when they are soft and sweet. These soft vanilla spice cookies are perfect for the fall with a hot coco.
Fall is my second favorite season, I love the fashion, the food but mostly the spices. Fall spices are the best. Especially when you are using them in cakes or in some cookies like these soft vanilla spice cookies.
When I was baking these bad boys, an amazing smell was in the kitchen. I just thought of putting on a thick sweater, grabbing some hot chocolate and sitting by a fireplace and enjoying these cookies.
Cookies tend to be complex because you need to get the right ingredients and techniques down. In the beginning, I would think that they were the easiest thing on earth to make, but boy was I wrong. If you don’t have the right ratio of ingredients and if you over mix or under mix, then your cookies will not be that great.
Once you follow the right recipe and you take your time with it, then there is no reason for failure. I’ve tested these cookies a couple of times and I believe I finally came up with a successful recipe.
Christmas is the perfect occasion for these cookies but if you are craving something sweet then you can make them.
Before I share this amazing recipe, I thought I should share some few TIPS & TRICKS with you guys.
TIPS & TRICKS
- Spices: I used the typical fall inspired fall spices. The spices used in this recipe were ground cinnamon, ground allspice, ground nutmeg and ground ginger. I mixed everything together and added it into the flour mixture. If you want an extra kick, you can also add a 1/2 tsp of ground cloves as well. I didn’t use any ground cloves because it is hard to get in my area, but without it these cookies were still real good.
- Cornstarch: This is an ingredient I wouldn’t have thought about using. But it surprised me and I cannot do without it in this recipe. Thanks to the cornstarch, the cookies came out crispy at the edges but soft in the middle. They were simply perfection, they didn’t spread too much. I highly recommend using cornstarch in your cookie dough.
- Chilling the dough: In order to get some bomb cookies, you have to chill them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes to an hour. This will result in some extremely delicious cookies. As well as preventing the cookies from spreading too much. The fatty contents in the recipe needs to solidify in order for the cookies to not spread too much. Cornstarch will aid with the spreading but you still need to chill the cookie dough.
- Baking the cookies: If your oven heats unevenly then I suggest turning your pan half way into the baking time. And if your oven gets hot too quickly, then I suggest turning it down. The temperature is key to an amazing cookie.
I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Now let’s get into it.
Soft Vanilla Spice Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/4 cups All-purpose flour sifted
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
- 2 medium Eggs at room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp Cornstarch
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
The spices:
- 1 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp Ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp Ground allspice
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F/190°C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a stand mixing or a hand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until it is creamy and mixed well together. Beat for 2-3 minutes while scraping down the sides.
- Mix together all the spices.
- Sift in the flour, spices, salt and baking soda. Once everything is sifted in, mix in the mixture either with the hand or stand mixer.
- Refrigerate the mixture for at least 30 minutes to an hour, maximum 2 hours.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes then let it cool for about 10-15 minutes before enjoying.
- Scoop the dough using either a spoon or an ice cream scoop. Scoop unto the baking tray.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookie is slightly golden and it has spread as well as flatten.
- Let them cool on the tray for t least 20 minutes then move unto a plate and enjoy!
Other fall dessert recipes you may enjoy:
Traditional Creamy Creole Hot Chocolate