Baltimore's Famous Berger Cookies (Copycat Recipe) (2024)

by Mary Neumann · 24 Comments

Today’s tried & true recipe – Copycat Berger Cookies!!

Baltimore’s famous cookie! Cakey cookie topped with a thick layer of chocolate-fudgy frosting. The. Best. Cookie. Everrr!!

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While I’m in Alaska for the arrival of my sister’s sixth baby boy – yes SIX…they now have a sub for a basketball team – we all had the craving for the famous thick and fudgyBaltimore Berger Cookies. Having Berger Cookies shipped to Alaska is insanely expensive, so my sister and I searched the web and decided to try King Arthur Baking Company’s Berger Cookie recipe. Result – it’s a winning recipe, be sure to read the great reviews.

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I whipped these cookies up for my sister and the family, and they turned out great, we loved them. The cookies are pretty darn close to the original. The cookie portion is a great copycat. The chocolate icing is a little more rich than the original, but the texture is perfect. Overall, it’s a great copycat for one of my favorite cookies. I can’t wait to make these back home for family and friends.

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To order the Original Berger Cookies and have them shipped right to your door (I order these often and during the holidays), head over to Berger Cookies! Nothing beats the original, even though this is a great copycat recipe. These make a great gift!!

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Please note: This is not a sponsored post. I have no affiliation with Berger Cookies or King Arthur Baking Company, I am just a fan of this amazing cookie. I lived in Maryland for almost 10 years and miss being able to purchase these cookies at the grocery store. Our family and friends love these cookies so much, every time my husband travels and has a stop at BWI airport, he purchases several packages to bring home. I also purchase them and have them shipped right to my door.

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NOTE: When I share a tried & true recipe, I always credit the source and will often send you to the site for the directions. All you need to do is click on “Print Recipe” below, and it will take you to the full recipe. One extra step for an awesome recipe, that’s it! It’s important to me to share the love and send you to the original source.

COPYCAT BALTIMORE BERGER COOKIES

Recipe from King Arthur Baking Company

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Ingredients



Cookies

  • 1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 1/2 cupsUnbleached All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/3 cup milk

Icing

  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

For the directions and to print this awesome recipe, please head over toKing Arthur Baking Company !

Order the ORIGINAL BERGER COOKIES, and have them shipped right to your door! *This is not a sponsored post or affiliate link. I am just a fan.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cheers!

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Comments

  1. Lori

    My grandmother would get these at a bakery in Baltimore when she was a little girl. We had her cousin from Baltimore come and spend Christmas with us and she brought these as a treat! I’m an icing gal so these are right up my alley!

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  2. Pamela Hyde

    We make similar cookies in New Orleans called Turtles. It’s basically the same shortbread cookie, topped with 4 pecan halves and topped with a rich fudge icing. So good! I will have to try making this.

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  3. Heather N.

    I lived in Maryland all my life up to 6 years ago when I moved to Texas. When I met my husband we lived in Essex so I wasn’t that far from Berger’s! Now if only we can get an Entenmann’s store like what was in Dundalk that would be fantastic! (Or at least the recipe for their coffee crumb cake)
    I am in the process of making these cookies as we speak! Ill post a picture when I am done!

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    • Dottie

      I live in Reading Pa. If you can find a Royal Farms they carry them. I drove 20 some mile to find a Royal Farms. Got me some Berger Cookies.

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      • Heather N

        We unfortunately don’t have RoFo in Texas 😭

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  4. Pamela Shank

    These cookies look delicious. I have never heard of them. I love finding out about recipes like this that have special meaning to my friends. The ingredients are very basic and things we would all have. I don’t seem to have any recipes for cakey cookies. I will make these. Thanks

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  5. Kel-Lee

    Has anyone ever frozen them? I was thinking about doing these for a baking exchange.

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    • Birdie

      I see the recipe on KAF says they are freeze-able! Go for it!

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  6. Ruth Positano

    There is a bakery in Troy, NY called the Cookie Factory and they make the same cookies and they are called Fudge Fancies, they also make a miniature version which is bite size. They are selfish.

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    • Suzannr

      I live near there, fudge fancies!!! Delicious!

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    • Stephanie

      @Ruth, yay! Troy, NY Fudge Fancies used to be the best!!

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    • Jenn

      Your cookie looks different…better than the one in the original KA recipe.

      Reply

  7. Geniune Chocolate Face...NO MAKE-UP!!!

    Delicious !

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  8. jennyanne

    Still not working! Anyone have it written down?

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    • Patricia Leuthauser

      Sometimes things don’t come through on certain browsers. Try another. There’s Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc. I have to keep 2 different browsers going at the same time just to be able to switch back and forth to be able to use different sires.

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  9. Jennifer Saulsbury

    I'm from MD and burgers cookies are simply amazing. I will have to try these! Happy baking HON!

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  10. Anonymous

    I can't wait to try these! I was born in Baltimore and used to buy these at the High's convenience store, my sister and I couldn't get enough! I'm so glad I found this post! Thank you!!

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  11. Anonymous

    Definitely stick with King Arthur flour, all. It is the best! It won the taste test on America's Test Kitchen (Cook's Country). You can taste the difference.

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  12. Mel@Mellywood's Mansion

    MMM I would eat the frosting from the bowl!!! Yum, they look fab Mary!

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  13. Heather @ The Beating Hearth

    Mmmmmmmm!!! I would lick that frosting…off of anybody. 🙂

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  14. Ashley and additional voices...

    I love your blog!
    Did you use King Arthurs AP flour??? Or do you think any APF would work?
    I am going to make the crazy cake, and your cookies this week!

    Reply

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FAQs

What are Berger cookies made of? ›

To make the cookies: In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, salt, vanilla, and baking powder. Beat in the sugar, then the egg. Add the flour to the wet ingredients alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the flour. Do this gently; there's no need to beat the batter.

How long do Berger cookies stay fresh? ›

These are fresh baked in Baltimore without preservatives. That means they have a much shorter shelf life than typical store bought cookies. We receive one to two batches of cookies each week and most packages have a best by date 2 to 3 weeks in the future.

How old are Berger cookies? ›

The history of Bergers Cookies began in 1835, when German immigrant Henry Berger arrived in the United States. A baker by trade, Henry came to The Land of Opportunity to follow his dreams, and soon opened a bakery in East Baltimore.

What are those black and white cookies? ›

Black-and-white cookies are flat, have fondant or sometimes royal icing on a dense cake base, and are common in the New York metropolitan area. Half-moon cookies are slightly dome-shaped (convex), have frosting on a fluffy angel cake base, and are common in Central New York and Boston, Massachusetts.

Are Berger cookies a Maryland thing? ›

The history of Bergers Cookies began in 1835, when German immigrant Henry Berger arrived in the United States. A baker by trade, Henry came to The Land of Opportunity to follow his dreams, and soon opened a bakery in East Baltimore.

Are Berger cookies only sold in Maryland? ›

The cookies have remained popular for over 180 years, and they're still made in Baltimore. Despite their popularity in their hometown, though, Berger cookies never spread far. To this day, they're only sold in Baltimore and the Washington D.C. area.

What type of cookie is a Berger cookie? ›

Berger Cookies are a handmade cookie made and marketed by DeBaufre Bakeries of Baltimore, Maryland. The cookies are widely known for their thick, chocolate frosting on an imperfectly shaped shortbread cookie.

What do Berger cookies taste like? ›

The cookie is a generic shortbread and the fudgy top is not exactly Ghirardelli— it's essentially a super sweet cross between chocolate icing and chocolate fudge, the kind of thing that leaves teeth marks when you bite into it (shudder).

What cookies stay fresh the longest? ›

Dry cookies, like shortbread cookies, gingersnaps, and Danish butter cookies, will stay fresher for longer because they have very little moisture.

Where did Baltimore famous Bergers Cookies come from? ›

According to current owner Charles DeBaufre 2nd, it all began in 1835 when the two Berger brothers moved from Germany to Baltimore. One of the brothers was a baker who founded the very first Berger Bakery in the Fells Point area.

Where are Maryland cookies made? ›

In our Blackpool bakery you'll find our biscuit experts hard at work baking our Maryland cookies, as well as the soft baked cookies for Mars and other small and large chocolate biscuit bars. Not to mention the British classic that is the Fig Roll.

What is a mold cookie? ›

Molded cookies are made from a much stiffer dough that can be handled much like clay. Molded cookies are usually rolled into balls or other simple shapes. Peanut Butter cookies are one of the most common molded cookies as most recipes roll the dough into a ball and then press in a crisscross pattern with fork.

What is the new name for black and white cookies? ›

Other Names for the Black and White Cookie

In upstate New York and New England, it's commonly referred to as “half-moons.” while the Midwest often calls them “harlequins”. Germany also calls these treats “Amerikaner”.

What are rainbow cookies made from? ›

Rainbow cookies are typically composed of layers of brightly colored, almond-based sponge cake (usually almond paste/marzipan), apricot and/or raspberry jam, and a chocolate coating. Commonly referred to as a "cookie," their composition is closer in many ways to a layered cake or petit four.

What are molded cookies made of? ›

A molded cookie is a sweet treat shaped by hand or in a mold before baking. These cookies are crafted from stiff dough, which helps them keep their shape and intricate designs even after baking. Springerle cookies are one of the best-known types of molded cookies.

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