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Harry Potter’s Butterbeer Cookies

By: Rebecca  |  Published: December 30, 2017  |  Updated: July 30, 2020  |   View Our Affiliate Disclosure Policy

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These Harry Potter inspired Butterbeer Pudding Cookies are a sweet old-fashioned blend of vanilla and butterscotch loaded up with toffee bits. Baked to perfection with a soft chewy center and lightly crisp edges, they won't last long! via @sugarandsoulco

These Harry Potter inspired Butterbeer Cookies are a sweet old-fashioned blend of vanilla and butterscotch loaded up with toffee bits. Baked to perfection with a soft chewy center and lightly crisp edges, they won’t last long!

These Harry Potter inspired Butterbeer Cookies are a sweet old-fashioned blend of vanilla and butterscotch loaded up with toffee bits. Baked to perfection with a soft chewy center and lightly crisp edges, they won't last long!

These Butterbeer Cookies are so freaking good! I can’t believe that I have yet to share a Harry Potter recipe with you guys!

You guys know how much I love posting pop culture-inspired recipes, like my HIMYM Tootsie Roll Cocktail and Sansa’s Lemon Cakes, yet Harry is one of my favorites and I haven’t shown him any love on here.

Until now, that is!

You see, Harry and I are pretty tight; we grew up together you know? Or at least I thought we had until he celebrated his 34th birthday in July, was anyone else confused by that as well?

I researched it and the numbers make sense, but Harry is supposed to be my age! It was a little upsetting to find out there was a ten year age gap between us, but he was probably never going to leave Ginny for me anyways…

Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies

But it’s okay, he’ll always hold a special place in my heart. Matt and I have made it a tradition to watch all of the movies every December.

Just us, the dog, and some cookies are all we need to be swept up in the wizarding world for a few hours and not worrying about the hubbub of the holidays.

Wait, did I just say cookies? Heck yes, I did! And they’re Butterbeer Pudding Cookies at that!

Butterbeer Cookies Recipe for Harry Potter Party

We were actually crazy enough to venture into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal back in 2010 a week after it opened. It was so much fun! Except that the ride broke down when we were on it and we were stuck face down in mid-air in Aragon’s cave.

For a girl who hates rides, gets motion sick, and despises spiders – yeah… good times. But it was a really AWESOME ride and a fun story to tell. They got it going again after about five minutes so we still got to enjoy the rest of the forbidden journey.

Easy Butterbeer Cookies Recipe

Out of everything we did, the ride, picking out a wand at Ollivanders, visiting the Owl Post, stocking up at Honeydukes, hitting up Platform 9¾, there was one thing that stood out above the rest. The Butterbeer! Oh man, was that stuff good!

The frozen one was amazing with frothy butter foam on top and the sweet taste of cream and butterscotch… seriously, it was so good! I’ve tried several recipes of my own but have yet to make one just like that one! But I can make cookies, and I do those pretty well!

Delicious Butterbeer Cookies Recipe for Harry Potter Fans

Because of my love for Harry Potter and the holiday tradition Matt and I started, I thought these Butterbeer Cookies would make a great Christmas cookie! They’re a sweet old-fashioned blend of vanilla and butterscotch loaded up with toffee bits.

And don’t forget the Lightning Bolt Sprinkles!

Plus, like all of my pudding cookies, they’re perfectly chewy on the inside with a slight crisp on the outside! They’re not quite the same as a stein of frozen butterbeer on a hot summer day at Universal, but they’ll get the job done!

Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies made with butterscotch, vanilla, toffee, and butter flavors.

Have you seen the 20th Anniversary editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (UK title)? Originally they were only released in the UK, but are now available on Amazon in house colors!

I have the Ravenclaw Hardcover and it’s so gorgeous, I can’t wait to collect the others! I got the Illustrated Edition of Prisoner of Azkaban for my birthday and I’m so excited to read it all over again!

Butterbeer Cookies for Harry Potter Birthday Party

More Harry Potter Inspired Recipes:

  • Butterbeer Cupcakes
  • Butterbeer No Bake Cookies
  • Amortentia Cocktail
  • Butterbeer Poke Cake
  • Butterbeer Pancakes
  • Harry Potter Butterbeer Muddy Buddies

Let’s Connect!

If you’ve tried this recipe please let me know how you liked it in the comments below and leave a review, I love hearing from you! And don’t forget to tag me – @sugarandsoulco – on Instagram and Pinterest with your photos! You can also Subscribe to my Newsletter so you never miss a delicious recipe again!

This post was originally published in December 2014 and was updated in December 2017 with new photos.

These Harry Potter inspired Butterbeer Cookies are a sweet old-fashioned blend of vanilla and butterscotch loaded up with toffee bits. Baked to perfection with a soft chewy center and lightly crisp edges, they won't last long!

Harry Potter’s Butterbeer Cookies

Rebecca Hubbell
These Harry Potter inspired Butterbeer Cookies are a sweet old-fashioned blend of vanilla and butterscotch loaded up with toffee bits. Baked to perfection with a soft chewy center and lightly crisp edges, they won’t last long!
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Prep Time 2 hrs 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 25 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 84

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup instant vanilla pudding mix, dry
  • 1/4 cup instant butterscotch pudding mix, dry
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 additional egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp imitation butter
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cup Heath toffee bits, straight toffee, not the chocolate toffee mix
  • lightning bolt sprinkles, optional

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, if needed. 
  • Add the pudding, eggs, additional egg yolk, vanilla, and imitation butter. Beat for about one minute on medium speed.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a 1/2 cup at a time and mix until combined.
  • Mix in the toffee chips.
  • Form the dough into a giant ball and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Chill the dough for at least two hours. Remove the dough a little while before baking so the dough can soften a bit and is easier to work with.
  • Scoop the dough using a medium cooking scoop and roll the dough between your hands to form round balls of dough and place onto a nonstick baking sheet about two inches apart. Top with yellow sprinkles, if desired.
  • Bake at 350 F for 10-13 minutes.
  • Cool on the pan for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

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Notes

Since I’ve made these cookies a million times, I’ve played around with the recipe a bit and here are some different variations:
  • Use 1 – 3.4 oz. package of Butterscotch Pudding Mix instead of half butterscotch and half vanilla.
  • Replace Heath Toffee Bits with Butterscotch Chips or do a combo of the two, but still only using 1 1/2 cups.
  • Skip the chill time, cookies may be a little flatter and not quite as crisp on the outside, but they will be chewier.
  • Reduce flour to 2 1/4 cups for chewier cookies.
  • I’ve made them gluten-free with Bob’s Red Mill 1-for-1 all-purpose flour and they’re just as good.
  • Imitation Butter should ALWAYS be included!
  • Dip them in icing for added sweetness.

Nutrition

Calories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 18mgSugar: 6gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.5mg
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  1. Brittany says

    December 9, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    Can you use cook and serve jello pudding mix?? I have been everywhere and cannot find instant butterscotch pudding mix.

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      December 9, 2020 at 9:28 pm

      Unfortunately, cook and serve will not work. But you could use caramel or vanilla instead.

      Reply
  2. Emma says

    October 18, 2020 at 11:49 am

    Question- can you substitute butter rum for the imitation butter?

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      October 18, 2020 at 10:06 pm

      You could but the flavor won’t be very strong since the imitation butter is highly concentrated.

      Reply
  3. Gabby says

    April 23, 2020 at 1:55 am

    5 stars
    This recipe was so spot on and I would DEFINITELY recommend them! I didn’t use imitation butter but they were still so so good

    Reply
  4. Teresa says

    March 29, 2020 at 1:48 am

    Where did you get your lightning bolt sprinkles? Saw some on amazon but wanted to pick your brain.
    Going through then Harry Potter series for the first time in my life (and I’ll be 35 this year!!!!) and it’s amazing how much I want tea and butterbeer as I read them 😆. I homeschool my daughters, and I think these cookies of yours would go great with a Harry Potter themed tea time with my girls ☺️ Looking forward to trying them!

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      March 29, 2020 at 4:10 pm

      Hi Teresa, I link to them in the post but you can find them here: https://shopstyle.it/l/bfgHZ I hope you have fun making them!

      Reply
  5. Marileigh says

    December 2, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    What is imitation butter?

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      December 3, 2019 at 1:32 pm

      It is a flavoring usually found in the baking aisle with the vanilla and other extracts. People have made the recipe without but it really adds a lot to the butterbeer flavor.

      Reply
    • Amanda says

      March 7, 2020 at 7:06 pm

      I made these. But I don’t no why they didn’t spread out. I used butter not margarine ,?

      Reply
  6. Tracey Hausman says

    November 22, 2019 at 11:08 am

    Hi, can the butter beer cookies be frozen?

    Reply
    • Rebecca Hubbell says

      November 22, 2019 at 12:03 pm

      Absolutely, you can pre-shape them into cookie dough balls and freeze them raw or you can bake them, let them cool, and then freeze them. Put them in an air-tight freezer container.

      Reply
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