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Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies

These Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies are soft, chewy, and topped with a rich butterscotch frosting. Perfect for parties or a magical movie night, these cookies bring the taste of the wizarding world to your kitchen!
Servings12 Cookies
prep20 minutes
cook13 minutes
total1 hour 3 minutes

Equipment

  • 9x13 Baking Sheet
  • Parchment Paper
  • Hand Mixer

Ingredients
  

Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup unsalted butter browned
  • ¾ cup dark brown sugar
  • ¾ cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • cup butterscotch chips

Butterbeer Frosting

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 4 ½ ounces cream cheese
  • 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • cup butterscotch sauce
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • Sea Salt to top

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl add the browned butter along with the brown and white sugars. Whisk together until combined
  • Then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Whisk a bit more rapidly to blend together until smooth.
  • Pour in all the dry ingredients at once of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Use a rubber spatula to fold these ingredients into the wet until a cookie dough batter is formed.
  • Fold the butterscotch chips into the cookie dough, distributing evenly.
  • Place this dough, covered in plastic wrap, in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes.
  • Make the butterbeer frosting, by adding the softened butter to a bowl with the cream cheese. Blend with a hand mixer until combined.
  • Then add the powdered sugar, blending slowly first, then rapidly to create a thick buttercream frosting.
  • Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, add the butterscotch topping and milk. Blend again until smooth and creamy. Set aside for later.
  • Once the cookies have chilled, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Take a large scooper to create about 2 inch round cookie dough balls and place them on the parchment paper about 2 inches apart from each other.
  • Bake in the oven for 12-13 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
  • Once done baking, let the cookies cool completely.
  • Then take a small spoon and dollop some frosting on each cookie, spreading in a swirl motion using the back of the spoon to coat the cookie completely.
  • Top each cookie with a little extra butterscotch sauce and some sea salt.
  • Serve and enjoy!