Jiffy Cornbread Cookies

Feature image of the one frosted cookie with honey being drizzled on top.

5 from 1 vote

These easy Jiffy Cornbread Cookies are soft, chewy, and made with Jiffy corn muffin mix. Topped with honey buttercream and a drizzle of honey, they're ready in about 30 minutes and are just as delicious served plain with chili or soup.

Prep Time10

Cook Time24

Total Time34

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cornbread cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 41kcal

Author: Mindy Boyd

Ingredients

For the cookies:

2 packages corn muffin mix 8.5 ounces each
2 eggs
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
cooking spray

For the honey buttercream frosting:

1 ½ cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons melted butter
1 ½ tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon honey
⅛ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Make the cookies:

Preheat oven to 375° and line two large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
cooking spray
In a large bowl mix corn muffin mix, eggs, applesauce, brown sugar, and vanilla until combined.
2 packages corn muffin mix, 2 eggs, ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce, 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets and bake 10-12 minutes or until edges start to turn a light golden brown.
Let cookies sit on the pan about 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting them.

Make the honey buttercream:

Sift powdered sugar into a medium bowl, add melted butter, honey, milk and salt, stirring until combined.
1 ½ cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 ½ tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon honey, ⅛ teaspoon salt
Frost cooled cookies, then drizzle with additional honey, if desired.

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Notes

Use a 1-tablespoon cookie scoop for evenly sized cookies.

Bake one sheet at a time for the most even baking.

The frosting recipe covers about 30 cookies as written. Double it if you want to frost the entire cookie.

Nutritional information is approximate and will vary depending on the specific ingredients used.

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