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Enjoy the flavor of an old fashioned root beer float in a cookie. The white chocolate chips provide the creaminess of the ice cream for these Root Beer Float Cookies.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe!
Have you ever thought of putting your favorite ice cream treat into cookie form!? Well, someone did, and when I found this recipe floating around Pinterest I knew I had to try it since I love a root beer float.
The white chocolate chips add the creaminess of the vanilla ice cream and the root beer concentrate gives it a subtle yet definite root beer flavor. It is one of those flavors that if you don’t know what it is you may have a hard time putting your finger on it, but once you know, you can definitely taste it!
They are a soft and chewy cookie.
Ingredients Needed
- Butter, salted
- Granulated sugar
- Brown sugar
- Egg
- Milk. Use what you have on hand.
- Vanilla extract
- Root beer concentrate. You will find this by the extracts on the baking aisle. It is a thick extract used for making homemade root beer. Some brands I have seen include McCormicks, Watkins and Hires Big H (here in Utah).
- Flour, I prefer unbleached all purpose flour
- Cream of tartar
- Baking soda
- White chocolate chips
How to Make Root Beer Float Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cream butter and sugars together in a large bowl of a stand mixer or a large mixing bowling using an electric mixer.
- Add in egg. Beat until fluffy.
- Add in milk, vanilla and root beer concentrate.
- Add in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda. If dough seems a bit dry add it a little more milk, but just a little.
- Mix in white chocolate chips, reserve some to place on top of cookie dough ball.
- Bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes and then move to a wire rack.
Tips
- Reserve a handful of white chocolate chips and place three of them on top of the ball of cookie dough before baking. Push into the dough slightly. It makes them prettier.
- Use a cookie scoop to form cookies for evenly sized cookies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is root beer concentrate the same thing as root beer extract?
It’s not. root beer concentrate will have a deeper and stronger flavor than extract. It is what we recommend you use for baking because you will use much less, and the flavor quality cannot be beat. Your Root Beer Float Cookies will have a noticeably stronger flavor that harkens to that traditional ice cream float we all know and love.
Can I make an ice cream sandwich using root beer float cookies?
That is one of our favorite things to do with these cookies. Just sandwich a scoop of vanilla ice cream in between two cookies for a delicious treat!
So the next time you get a craving for a root beer float try a root beer float cookie instead! It’s kind of fun to chew your root beer float instead of drink it.
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Root Beer Float Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 Tbsp plus 2 tsp root beer concentrate
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Cream butter and sugars together.
- Add in egg. Beat until fluffy.
- Add in milk, vanilla and root beer concentrate.
- Add in flour, cream of tartar, baking soda. If dough seems a bit dry add it a little more milk, but just a little.
- Mix in white chocolate chips, reserve some to place on top of scoop of cookie dough.
- Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for about 5 minutes and then move to a wire rack.
Tips & Notes:
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- Reserve a handful of white chocolate chips and place three of them on top of the ball of cookie dough before baking. Push into the dough slightly.
- Root beer Concentrate and root beer extract are not the same thing. Root beer concentrate will have a deeper and stronger flavor than extract. It is what we recommend you use for baking because you will use much less, and the flavor quality cannot be beat. Your Root Beer Float Cookies will have a noticeably stronger flavor that harkens to that traditional ice cream float we all know and love.
Nutrition Facts:
Originally posted March 6, 2012
Pam says
I was having a hard time finding it too! I did find it Albertsons and heard you can pick it up at Walmart. Looks like you can also get it here on McCormick’s website.
http://shop.mccormick.com/products.cfm
Fran says
I saw these and immediately went to the store to get root beer extract/concentrate. I have been to every grocery or speciality store in my area and can’t find it anywhere! Is there a substitute I can use to make the cookies?
Leigh Anne says
Unfortunately I don’t think there is a substitute. I have always been able to find it in the baking aisle at Safeway or one of my neighborhood grocery stores. Maybe you could buy it on Amazon.
Fran says
Thanks! I did check Safeway, Whole Foods, Trader Joes, etc. I can get it on Amazon…minimum order 6 bottles. Guess I’ll be making a lot of cookies! That’s not a bad thing!
Tasha says
I made these and left them on the counter. When my husband came home, he took a bite of one and made an interesting noise. When I told him what they were, they didn’t taste too bad anymore. I guess when you taste root beer and are expecting chocolate, it doesn’t taste very good:) My family loves them, now that they know they are root beer cookies!
Leigh Anne says
When I took the cookies to some friends I made sure and told them they were NOT chocolate but root beer. I can imagine what a surprise it would be to bite into one expecting chocolate and get root beer!! Glad you enjoyed them.
Piper says
Hi there,
The pictures of the two of you take me back to that time with my Mom, I miss it. She’s my best friend and I wish I lived closer to her.
I don’t know what Root Beer Concentrate is or where to find it?
Thanks,
Piper
Leigh Anne says
Root beer concentrate is found in the baking aisle – usually right near all the flavored extracts
Kelsey says
Yay!! Thank you for posting and trying the cookies! 🙂 I was so excited when I read this the day you wrote it that I forgot to comment because I was too busy running to the store for root beer concentrate!! Haha.
Also, Tessa is just gorgeous. I can’t believe how much she’s grown in a year. So lucky you two are so close.
Leigh Anne says
Hope you enjoy them as much as we did. I loved having my Tessa home! She is growing up into a beautiful woman.