Spice Coffee Cake Cookies Recipe

Streusel:

1. Begin by making the streusel. In a bowl, add sugars, flour, cinnamon and shortening. Using a spoon or very clean hands, mix until combined and a sandy consistency. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.

Cookie Dough:

1. In a separate bowl using a hand mixer on med-high speed, beat the shortening and sugars for 3-4 minutes until combined and smooth.
2. Add molasses, vanilla and then the eggs, one at a time, mixing in between. Do not overmix – just until combined.
3. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, spices, baking soda and salt into the bowl and mix until combined.
4. Add sifted flour to the egg mixture and mix until combined – do not overmix.
5. Add 1 ½ cups chocolate chips and mix until combined.
6. Scoop the dough with an ice cream scoop and press down with the palm of your hand to flatten the cookie 75% of the way. Add more chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of streusel.
7. Repeat until all the cookie dough is used.
8. Bake 6 at a time on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 10 minutes per batch.
9. Place a large cup over each cookie while they are still warm and gently swirl around the edges to fix the shape.
10. Add more chocolate chips to garnish.

Icing:

1. Combine the two ingredients and stir until smooth. Drizzle over baked cookies.
2. Keep leftover cookies refrigerated for up to 5 days.