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stack of cornbread cookies with honey buttercream frosting
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Cornbread Cookies

These Cornbread Cookies are the best of both worlds! A tender, chewy cookie is topped with a velvety honey buttercream frosting and drizzled in extra honey.
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 212kcal
Author: Jennifer Debth

Ingredients

Cornbread Cookies

  • 1 (8.5 oz) box Jiffy corn muffin mix
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 2 large egg yolks room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Honey Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon milk room temperature (I used buttermilk)
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Cornbread Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
  • Place muffin mix, sugar, and salt into a medium sized bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Add in melted butter, egg yolks, and vanilla, then use a hand mixer to beat together until a dough forms.
  • Use a cookie scoop to scoop out 12 dough balls, then place onto prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 8-12 minutes.
  • Remove from oven, allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to continue cooling.

Honey Buttercream Frosting

  • Place powered sugar, melted butter, honey milk, and salt into a medium sized bowl, then use a hand mixer to beat together until smooth.
  • Frost the cooled cookies, drizzle with extra honey, if desired and enjoy!
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Nutrition

Serving: 1frosted cookie | Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 31mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg

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