Crumbl Cookie Copycat

Crumbl cookie copycat bakes thick chunky cookies with a soft pink frosting and crisp edges that taste exactly like the bakery. ♡

This viral crumbl cookie copycat brings the obsession from the rotating Crumbl menu home for a fraction of the price. Each cookie is a giant 6 ounce dome with crisp edges, a soft underbaked center, and a pink almond buttercream that mirrors the iconic pink box flavor. (more viral cheesy garlic bread chicken ideas).

Bakery style cookies in your own kitchen. Let’s make it together.

Ingredients

Crumbl Cookie Copycat

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1.5 tsp almond extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup bread flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened, for frosting
• 3 cups powdered sugar, for frosting
• 3 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 tsp almond extract, for frosting
• 2 drops pink food coloring

How to Make Crumbl Cookie Copycat

1. Heat. Preheat oven to 410F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
2. Cream. Beat softened butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
3. Eggs. Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat 1 minute until smooth.
4. Mix. Whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to butter mixture and mix until just combined.
5. Portion. Scoop 6 ounce dough balls (about 1/2 cup each) onto sheet pans, 4 per pan. Press tops to flatten slightly.
6. Bake. Bake 11 to 12 minutes until edges are golden but centers look raw. Cool on pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
7. Frost. Beat butter for frosting 2 minutes. Add powdered sugar, cream, almond extract, and food coloring. Beat 3 minutes until fluffy. Frost cooled cookies and chill 15 minutes before serving.

Why This Recipe Works

Crumbl exploded on TikTok thanks to weekly menu reveals that turned cookies into limited drop content. The Logan Utah bakery hit 5 billion in revenue by 2023 by making each cookie an event, and the chilled pink sugar cookie became the brand signature with over 800 million views on TikTok. The copycat version recreates the bakery experience at home with everyday pantry ingredients.

Using 6 ounce dough balls is the rule that creates the signature bakery dome shape. Most cookie recipes call for 1 to 2 ounce balls, which spread flat and crisp through. Crumbl style calls for almost a third of a pound of dough per cookie, which keeps the inside soft and underbaked while the outside hits perfect golden brown.

Mixing bread flour with all purpose is the trick that gets the chewy bakery texture. Bread flour has more gluten forming protein than all purpose, so the dough develops a slight stretch that holds the cookie together when underbaked. The all purpose tempers the chew so the cookie still reads soft, not bready, in the center.

Tips

• Use a kitchen scale to portion 6 ounce dough balls. The size is what creates the bakery dome.
• Mix bread flour with all purpose for the chewy bakery texture.
• Underbake by 2 minutes. The cookie centers continue cooking on the hot pan after coming out.
• Let the cookies cool completely before frosting, or the buttercream will melt off.
• Store unfrosted cookies in an airtight container at room temp 3 days. Frost before serving.
• Common mistake: do not use cold butter. Room temp butter creams smooth with sugar for the right texture.

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Variations

• Swap pink almond buttercream for chocolate buttercream for the chocolate cookie version.
• Top with crushed graham crackers and a drizzle of marshmallow fluff for a smores version.
• Stir 1 cup white chocolate chips and macadamia nuts into the dough for a tropical drop.
• Tint the buttercream different colors for holidays.
• Add 1 teaspoon almond extract to the dough for the most authentic Crumbl flavor.
• Press extra chocolate chips on top of each cookie before baking for the bakery look.

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Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Using too small dough balls. Portion 6 ounces per ball. Smaller cookies bake flat and crisp through, missing the bakery dome.
• Skipping the bread flour. Mix bread flour with all purpose. All purpose alone gives a flat soft cookie, not the chewy bakery texture.
• Overbaking. Pull cookies at 11 minutes when edges are golden but centers look raw. They finish cooking on the hot pan.
• Frosting warm cookies. Cool completely, 30 minutes minimum. Warm cookies melt the buttercream into a puddle.

Crumbl Cookie Copycat

Viral Crumbl cookie copycat bakes thick bakery style cookies with pink almond buttercream. Tastes like the pink box. Get the recipe!

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 52 minutes mins

Servings: 8 servings

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 720

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs room temperature
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1.5 tsp almond extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup bread flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter softened, for frosting
• 3 cups powdered sugar for frosting
• 3 tbsp heavy cream
• 1 tsp almond extract for frosting
• 2 drops pink food coloring

Method

 

1. **Heat.** Preheat oven to 410F. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
2. **Cream.** Beat softened butter, granulated sugar, and powdered sugar 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
3. **Eggs.** Add eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat 1 minute until smooth.
4. **Mix.** Whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to butter mixture and mix until just combined.
5. **Portion.** Scoop 6 ounce dough balls (about 1/2 cup each) onto sheet pans, 4 per pan. Press tops to flatten slightly.
6. **Bake.** Bake 11 to 12 minutes until edges are golden but centers look raw. Cool on pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
7. **Frost.** Beat butter for frosting 2 minutes. Add powdered sugar, cream, almond extract, and food coloring. Beat 3 minutes until fluffy. Frost cooled cookies and chill 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

Use a kitchen scale to portion 6 ounce dough balls. The size is what creates the bakery dome. Mix bread flour with all purpose for the chewy bakery texture. Underbake by 2 minutes. The cookie centers continue cooking on the hot pan after coming out.

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