Easy Homemade Cookie Dough Coffee Creamer

IF you’ve ever wished your morning coffee felt a little more like a treat, this is for you. This cookie dough coffee creamer is smooth, cozy, and just sweet enough — with brown sugar, vanilla, and a tiny hint of almond to give it that fresh-from-the-mixing-bowl flavor. It’s nostalgic in the best way, without being overly sweet.

It stirs beautifully into hot or iced coffee and adds that soft, familiar cookie flavor without making your drink taste like frosting. Think: subtle dessert energy… for grown-ups who still want a little magic in their morning.

Instructions:

1. Combine water and brown sugar in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until dissolved.

2. Remove from heat, then stir in butter flavor, vanilla, almond extract (if using), cinnamon, and salt.

3. Cool completely.

4. Mix milk and cream in a jar. Add 1/3–1/2 cup syrup to taste.

5. Shake before using.

Drinky Inspo:

Drink One: hot drip coffee / cookie dough creamer / cinnamon sprinkle

Drink Two: iced latte / cookie dough creamer / chocolate shavings

Drink Three: matcha / cookie dough creamer / ice

INGREDIENT SWAPS:

Whole Milk + Cream

Swap with:

• 2 cups half-and-half (fewer ingredients, still rich)

• 1 cup oat milk + 1 cup canned coconut milk (dairy-free option with good fat content)

 Note: Avoid almond milk unless you want something thin and underwhelming.

Brown Sugar

Swap with:

• White sugar + 1 tsp molasses (DIY brown sugar)

• All white sugar (lighter flavor)

• Coconut sugar (if you like the taste — it leans caramel-y)

Note: Brown sugar adds that warm, cookie edge — best not to skip unless you’re intentionally changing the flavor profile.

Butter Flavor

Swap with:

• A small dab of unsalted butter melted into the syrup (just a bit — don’t break the emulsion) OR Skip it entirely

Note: The butter flavor adds that classic cookie dough vibe, but the creamer still works without it.

Almond Extract

Swap with:

• 1 drop imitation almond extract (it’s stronger than the real stuff)

• OR Skip it (less complex, but still delicious)

Pinch of Salt

 Swap with: Nothing. Just… don’t skip the salt. K?

Storage Instructions

This creamer is made with real dairy and real sugar, so treat it like something perishable… because it is.

• Store in: A sealed glass jar or bottle in the fridge

• Shelf life: Best used within 7 days

• Shake before using: It may naturally separate.

• Not recommended for freezing: The texture gets weird and you’ll be mad at yourself