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Berger Cookies

These Berger Cookies are a Baltimore Classic! Soft, dense cake-like cookies are topped with a ton of chocolate frosting! While these might not be an EXACT replica of the real thing, they are delicious and will certainly hold you off until your next trip to the East Coast .
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, German
Keyword baltimore, chocolate, cookie recipe, cookies, copycat recipe
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 159kcal

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients

  • 5-1/3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/3 milk

Icing Ingredients

  • 1 package 12 oz, semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • pinch salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Add butter, baking powder, vanilla and salt to a mixing bowl and beat until combined.
    combine berger cookies dough
  • Beat in sugar, followed by egg, making sure mixture is combined well.
    add egg to berger dough
  • Add the flour to the butter mixture alternating with the milk. Do not over beat, just beat until combined.
    Add milk to berger dough
  • Using a tablespoon portion scoop, drop batter onto prepared baking sheets. Spray your fingers with nonstick cooking spray and gently press batter into a 1-1/2" circle.
    drop batter onto baking sheet
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes or just until browned on the bottom. Remove from oven and let stand to cool completely before icing.
    Let cookies cool
  • Add chocolate chips, corn syrup, vanilla and heavy whipping cream to a saucepan.
    combine frosting ingredients
  • Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently until nearly smooth and melted. Make sure the mixture doesn't bubble and boil. Remove from heat and continue to stir until smooth and all chocolate chips are melted.
    cook until chocolate is melted
  • Add powdered sugar and use a hand mixer to beat until smooth. Let stand to cool slightly.
    add powdered sugar to frosting
  • To ice cookies, dredge the bottom of each cookie into the chocolate icing and place, icing side up, onto parchment paper. Repeat until all cookies are iced.
    dredge cooking in frosting
  • Let stand to harden, or pop in the fridge for 15 minutes to harden.
    Berger Cookies on a white plate
  • Repeat and dredge cookies in icing for a second time.

Nutrition

Calories: 159kcal