It is official, we are going to Japan for spring break!!! I am super excited. We have been talking about it for a couple weeks, and finally booked the airfare yesterday. I will admit I am more than a little nervous about the language, and not being able to read signs, and the food. If you hadn’t noticed, I am picky! But I am so excited to see everything, learn more about their culture and to share all of that with my 7 year old. Should be an amazing trip!
So, cookies…the reason you are here. Right, back on track. Yesterday I showed you the salad I made for cooking club, today I have to show you the dessert. It doesn’t fit the tomato theme at all, but it fits perfectly with fall. I did try to come up with a dessert with tomatoes, but that seemed like a bit of a stretch. If you have any ideas, I would love to hear them.
These cookies disappeared so quickly. I was honestly shocked! I think I brought 15 cookies to cooking club, and they were all gone when I left. There were 6 people at cooking club, and I had 1 cookie. You can do the math, but the bottom line is they are good. This recipe is floating all over the internet, but most times it is stuffed with caramel. That does sound amazing, but I didn’t have any caramels, and didn’t have time to go to the store. So I made a cider glaze for the top instead. Good decision, just sayin’.
- ½ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 5 packets of Apple Cider Instant Original Drink Mix
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 Tbls apple cider or juice
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Cream together butter, sugar, salt, and cider packets together until light and creamy (about 2 minutes). Add the egg, and mix until incorporated. Mix in the vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon. Mix until just combined. Place dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Scoop small balls of dough onto a baking sheet (about golf ball size). Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a couple minutes before removing to a wire rack.
- Meanwhile you can make the glaze. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl, and whisk until smooth. You can adjust the sugar and juice amounts to get a thin and drizzle-able consistency. Using a spoon, drizzle over the cookies. Allow to cool and the glaze to completely harden before serving.
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I’m not surprised these disappeared quickly! YUM!
These are so perfect, Erin! I love baking with apple cider drink mix. I made some blondies with it last fall and they were such a huge hit. I know these cookies would be too!
Wow, Japan, what an awesome trip! I’d love to go someday, hope you’ll share your trip with us when you get back
These cookies sound awesome, just perfect for fall!
Love the idea of an apple cider glaze! And how awesome would these be on a plane ride to Japan
Freaking amazing!! I bet you’ll have a fantastic time.
love the leaf plates!
The cookies would disappear very quickly under my house too!
These cookies look amazing, I love the apple cider!
Wow, Japan?! That’s amazing! And these cookies look pretty darn amazing, too. =) love that we both posted apple-related recipes today. great minds think alike, eh? =D
The cookies look so lovely, Erin! I want a steamy mug of apple cider right about now…with 3 of these cookies of course!
OMG I am so jealous! Japan was the most amazing trip of my life and I’m dying to go back. I went to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Kobe… all amazing. Take pictures!!!
What a unique cookie and one that I MUST make! Congrats on your booking of your trip to Japan – always great to have something to look forward to!
Your apple cider cookies are so pretty and perfect to get us in the mood for fall baking;-) How cool to visit Japan!
Mmmm..apple cider cookies! These sound perfect!
What a great way to celebrate fall. I have never baked with the apple cider mix, but what a great idea! I love cinnamon cookies and these look delicious.
Baking with cider mix? Cool idea! I’ll have to try these. My grandma made a green tomato pie, sort of a take off on apple pie I think.
DUH! Why haven’t I ever thought of this? Lovely post!
These look so good!
Erin, I’ve seen “mock apple pie” recipes made with green tomatoes, if that’s any help. Sounds like you have an amazing trip planned — and amazing cookies to celebrate the upcoming season!
I’ve made something similar to these in the past and someone said they were the best cookies they’d ever had. I’ll have to give these a try, too.
Wow, Japan!! That’s amazing.
I am sure you will have a wonderful time. Love the fall flavors in these cookies.
How exciting about your trip!! That will be so amazing!!
These cookies look great too! So perfect for fall!
I can’t wait to hear about your trip to Japan. I ‘d love to visit it one day, maybe when Tiffany will be a little older.
These cookies look like a great little fall treat. MMm
I’m loving all of these apple recipes coming out, fall is here!!
What a genius use of apple cider packets! I love it. Oh and don’t worry about the language barrier in Japan, most of the kids learn English is school so you will find that there is almost always someone around who speaks it. I can’t wait to hear about your adventures.
Japan?! Nice! I’ve never been to Asian but Japan is the one place in Asia that I’m kind of interested in visiting. Can’t wait to see your pictures!
And these little cookies look delightful. I can’t understand why they disappeared by the end of your get together!
Holy cow that will be one big trip! You will have so much fun…once in a life time I would say.
What a perfect autumn cookie! I’m sure if I had been at your book club, I would have eaten more than one.
Amazing that you are going, Erin. So cool. really can’t wait to see some photos and hear some food stories. Love these apple cider cookies:)
sounds like an exciting Spring Break! awesome! how fun are these cookies?? I am so ready for fun fall recipes!
Where can I find apple cider drink mix?
With the hot chocolate at the grocery store. It will come in a box just like hot chocolate does, with little pouches inside.
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