Peach Cookies are the best mix of peaches, buttery cookie and sweet glaze. This recipe for peach cookies is an easy, family friendly sweet treat to make for any picnic or event.
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Why this Peach Cobbler Cookie Recipe is a Keeper
I love this recipe because these cookies are the perfect fruity summer dessert. They’re a little sweet, so easy to make and take just a handful of ingredients.
- 1 Hour Cookie: From start to finish, these delicious cookies will be ready in just under an hour.
- Easy Ingredients: You will need 9 ingredients to make both the cookies and their glaze.
- Family Friendly: Everyone who loves peach cobbler will love these cookies.
- Adaptable: Feel free to use whatever you’d like in this recipe to make it your own. This recipe is super customizable, so experiment with different flavors.
- Makes Great Leftovers: Throw these in a container to enjoy over the next few days.
If you’re looking for more easy cookie recipes, try these Brownie Crinkle Cookies, Cheesecake Cookies and Lemon Curd Cookies.
How do I Make my Cookies Perfectly Round?
Use a circle cookie cutter while the cookies are still warm to get a perfectly round cookie. Use a sharp knife to cut the edges off or use the cookie cutter to shimmy them around inside to make them perfect. This tip works for all easy cookies!
Ingredient Notes for this Peach Cookie Recipe
You need just a few simple ingredients to make these cookies. You may have some of these ingredients around your kitchen already, but they’re super easy to find at the store if not.
- Diced Canned Peaches: Use canned diced peaches for this recipe but make sure to drain the peaches thoroughly!
- Sugar: Both granulated sugar and brown sugar are used in this sweet peach recipe to get the perfect texture.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions for this Peach Recipe
- Chill: Make the dough and place in the fridge until ready to bake.
Special Equipment Needed to Make Peach Cobbler Cookies
- Cookie Sheet: A cookie sheet is best for baking these cookies on.
- Cookie Scoop: Using a cookie scoop helps to make sure each cookie is the same size.
Pro Tip for Peach Cookies Recipe
Chilling the dough for at least 30 minutes helps prevent spreading and maintains cookie shape.
How to Make Recipe for Peach Cookies
This recipe comes together in just 5 easy steps. This recipe is so good you’ll want these delicious cookies all the time.
These are the basic steps for making Peach Cookies. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Prep and Cream the Butter and Both Sugars
Line your cookie sheets with parchment paper. Drain peaches into a small bowl and save the juice for later.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg to the butter and sugar mixture.
2. Combine Ingredients to Make Dough
In another bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Add the dry ingredients and mix with the creamed butter. Mix in the diced peaches.
3. Form Dough into Balls and Chill
Scoop the dough and form equally sized cookies dough balls and place on lined baking sheets about 1 to 2 inches apart. Place the baking tray with the dough balls in the fridge and chill for at least 30 minutes to chill.
4. Bake the Cookies
Preheat the oven to 350° while dough is chilling. Remove baking tray from fridge and bake for 12-14 minutes until bottoms are golden brown.
5. Make the Cookie Glaze
Get a small bowl and add powdered sugar, a tablespoon at a time, and peach juice. Mix until glaze forms.
Use a wire rack to cool. Allow cookies to cool completely before you spoon glaze over the baked cookies.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftovers
- Storing: Store any leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Reheating: Rewarm in the toaster oven or microwave for a minute to reheat.
- Leftovers: You can freeze the leftovers for up to three months in an airtight container.
Variations and Substitutions
There are so many varieties you can make of these cookies. Try making them dairy free, adding crunch or even topping them differently.
- Cinnamon Sugar: Don’t glaze the cookies, instead roll the cookie dough balls in cinnamon and sugar to coat.
- Dairy Free: Use a butter substitute and your favorite non-dairy milk.
- Add Nuts: For added flavor and texture, these cookies would be delicious with some chopped nuts. Peanuts or walnuts would be a delightful crunchy addition to these cookies.
Recipe FAQs
Freeze these cookies in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight.
Yes! If you live somewhere warm for peach season, you can dice your own peaches to have the freshest cookies. You could also use frozen peaches, just thaw to dice.
Your cookies may be dry if you drained too much of the peach juice. If you find that your dough is too crumbly, add a tiny amount of peach juice until it comes together.
Sure! Use a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to combine the sugars together with the butter.
If you’re looking for a non alcoholic drink, peach lemonade is always a summer classic. However, peach moonshine is a great recipe or anything with the liqueur peach schnapps is good too.
Expert Tips for Making this Peach Cookie Recipe
- Double This Recipe: If you’re looking to make these for a party, increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into two batches for baking.
- Peach Jam: Add a burst of concentrated peach flavor and sweetness to your cookies by using your favorite peach jam.
- Brown Butter: Brown your butter for a richer, nuttier flavor.
- Peach Extract: A little bit of peach extract can really intensify the peach flavor.
- Ice Cream Sandwiches: Take these peach cobbler cookies to the next level and create ice cream sandwiches. Simply place a scoop of your preferred ice cream between two cookies and press them together gently.
- Dry Peaches: It’s super important to pat your peaches dry with a paper towel before adding them to the dough. Excess moisture can affect the texture and taste of the cookie.
- Gluten Free: Make these cookies without gluten b y using your favorite gluten free flour!
- Food Coloring: If you’d like orange colored glaze, add a few drops of red food coloring and yellow food coloring when you mix up the glaze for these delicious peach pie cookies.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted butter, 2 sticks, room temperature
- ½ cup Granulated white sugar
- ½ cup Brown sugar
- 2 ½ cups All-purpose flour, scooped and leveled
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 cup Diced peaches, drained from juice (reserved)
Glaze
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- ¼ cup Peach juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line your cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg to the butter and sugar mixture.
- In another bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. Then, mix in the diced peaches.
- Place equally sized balls on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Place the baking tray with the dough balls in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove baking tray from fridge and bake for 15 minutes.
- Combine the powdered sugar and peach juice and mix until glaze forms.
- Spoon glaze over the baked cookies.
Christina’s Notes
- Double This Recipe: If you’re looking to make these for a party, increase the ingredients proportionately and split it into two batches for baking.
- Peach Jam: Add a burst of concentrated peach flavor and sweetness to your cookies by using your favorite peach jam.
- Brown Butter: Brown your butter for a richer, nuttier flavor.
- Peach Extract: A little bit of peach extract can really intensify the peach flavor.
- Ice Cream Sandwiches: Take these peach cobbler cookies to the next level and create ice cream sandwiches. Simply place a scoop of your preferred ice cream between two cookies and press them together gently.
- Dry Peaches: It’s super important to pat your peaches dry with a paper towel before adding them to the dough. Excess moisture can affect the texture and taste of the cookie.
- Gluten Free: Make these cookies without gluten b y using your favorite gluten free flour!
- Food Coloring: If you’d like orange colored glaze, add a few drops of red food coloring and yellow food coloring when you mix up the glaze for these delicious peach pie cookies.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.