Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies Recipe - Cupcake Diaries (2024)

Butterbeer is a must for any Harry Potter event, and Butterbeer Cookies are the perfect dessert! These cookies have big butterbeer flavor in every bite.

Oh how I love me some Harry Potter! The books, the movies, the costumes…it’s all just so good. One of my all-time-favorite vacations is a trip to Universal Studios and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. There’s nothing quite like walking into Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley for the first time! And because I love Harry Potter so much, I love making food that celebrates Harry and all his friends. Most recently I made Butterbeer Krispy Treats, and I’m continuing the butterbeer trend with these Butterbeer Cookies. They’re so perfectly chewy and so good! Lots of butterbeer flavors in these guys.

What is Butterbeer?

Sometimes I forget that not everybody is obsessed with Harry Potter like I am. If you’re one of those people, allow me to explain what in the world I’m talking about when I refer to butterbeer! Butterbeer is a non-alcoholic beverage the students enjoy when they visit places like the Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade (You can read all about Harry’s first experience in Hogsmeade in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!).

Butterbeer is a carbonated, butterscotch-like beverage combined with a butterscotch whipping cream. You can make versions of the popular drink found online (I have a recipe for a frozen version that I LOVE!), and you can get what is quite possibly the best recipe of all at Universal Studios in Hollywood and Orlando.

Harry Potter Makes Me Happy

My set of Harry Potter books are sitting on my son’s bookshelf. Sometimes I find myself staring at all of them lined up so nicely and I want nothing more than to read the series over and over again. I know I’m not alone when I say that Harry Potter gets me so excited whenever I think about planning a party, making a recipe, or watching a movie. It’s one of those series that makes you feel so good and you fall in love with the story and the characters. Have you seen the illustrated editions of the Harry Potter books? They’re nothing short of stunning.

What I Love About Harry Potter

I love talking about Harry Potter and that people think go me when they see Harry Potter things online. There are so many things I love about this book series!

  1. The close relationship between Harry, Ron, and Hermione
  2. Halloween and Christmas both remind me of Harry Potter, which adds even more magic to those wonderful holidays.
  3. You can get away with having a Harry Potter party any time of the year.
  4. The books and movies are family-friendly so everyone can enjoy them.
  5. The storyline is so well thought out. From beginning to end, the story comes together without any plot holes.
  6. In the end, happiness means having people around you who love you.

More Harry Potter Recipe Favorites

I haven’t made nearly enough Harry Potter recipes and I’m kind of embarrassed about it. It’s time to turn that around! About eight years ago my twin sister threw a Harry Potter party and we put together some really fun food ideas.Butterbeer Freeze and Butterbeer Krispy Treats are two butterbeer favorites that we make over and over, whether it’s Harry’s birthday or just a Friday night. I made a yummy Gryffindor Popcorn with all the colors of Gryffindor house.

Harry Potter Butterbeer Cookies Recipe

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Butterbeer Cookies

Butterbeer is a must for any Harry Potter event, and Butterbeer Cookies are the perfect dessert! These cookies have big butterbeer flavor in every bite.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baking, cookies, dessert, harry potter, party

Servings: 4 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 c butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1 c brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 (5.1 0z) box butterscotch instant pudding, or around this size
  • 2 3/4 c flour
  • 1 c butterscotch chips
  • 1 c white chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375° F. In your stand mixer fixed with the paddle attachment, combine butter or margarine and both sugars; add eggs and vanilla.

  • Whisk salt, baking soda, and pudding powder together in a separate bowl. Add to the wet mixture then slowly add flour.

  • With a wooden spoon, add chocolate chips and mix in well. Cover and place in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to chill.

  • Bake on a greased baking sheet 7-9 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. Move to a cooling rack to cool.

Notes

I prefer to bake cookies on a baking sheet with a silicone mat. These mats allow for a much more even bake and you don't have to grease them.

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I’m sharing this recipe as part of Marissa at Rae Gun’s annual Harry Potter series! This year is in celebration of the upcoming movie Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald. (I can’t even type that without feeling giddy!) We’re kicking things off with such a fun Harry Potter-themed giveaway that I’m really hoping one of my readers wins!

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  • $50 Amazon gift card perfect for picking out your own awesome Harry Potter swag or stocking up on craft supplies to make your own inspired by the great tutorials from the series!
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  • One Harry Potter Baby Costume or House Tie Necklace from RaeGun perfect for Halloween, or sporting to a vacation to the Wizarding world, or just for any old Tuesday!
  • One Nerdifore from Giggles and Mischief (put to a $40) she makes the cutest Harry Potter inspired dresses for big girls as well as My Little Pony, Super Hero and other awesomely geeky options.
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The 150 recipes in Bucholz's cookbook are classic versions of some of the foods cited in the “Harry Potter” books. But because of copyright rules, dishes named by Rowling, including butterbeer, could not be used in the “unofficial” cookbook.

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Cream soda provides the cold, fizzy element, and when combined, the trio yield a drink that is sweet and refreshing. To create the topping, heavy whipping cream is joined by butterscotch syrup and whipped. Put it all together, and you've got a drink fit for Potter and his pals.

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The Universal Studios Orlando's butterbeer recipe is still top secret, but according to the books, it is made out of butterscotch, sugar, and water.

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What is butterbeer potted cream? ›

Butterbeer Potted Cream was a Butterbeer-flavoured creamy custard that was typically served in a mason jar. It was sold as a dessert both at the Leaky Cauldron in London, and at the Three Broomsticks Inn in Hogsmeade.

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Did JK Rowling approve Butterbeer? ›

The version sold at The Wizarding World was tasted and approved by Rowling herself. Visitors to the park see a large wooden barrel that bears the word "BUTTERBEER" as soon as they enter, and they can buy it from a street cart and inside The Three Broomsticks restaurant and Hog's Head pub.

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Is there alcoholic version of Butterbeer? ›

How to Make Adult Butterbeer with Alcohol. Whip the cream, sugar, and vanilla until soft peaks form using a hand mixer. Fold in the melted butter. Pour the cream soda, seltzer, and vodka into a pitcher and mix together.

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Was Hermione drunk after Butterbeer? ›

↑ In the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, however, Hermione Granger appears to act slightly tipsy after a visit to the Three Broomsticks Inn where she was shown drinking some; this can be seen just before the discovery of Katie Bell.

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But its origin dates back much further than J.K. Rowling's films. Butterbeer, or “Buttered beere” as it was described in 1594, has existed for many centuries. At the time of the Tudors, beer was already a typical and commonly consumed drink.

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After drinking at the bar, Hermoine is shown to be tipsy, putting her arms around her male companions. Some criticized the film for portraying alcohol use as a way to deal with stress and sorrow.

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Does Butterbeer have alcohol in it in the Harry Potter universe? ›

Butterbeer had a slight alcoholic content and although was safe for children to drink, it could affect creatures (such as house-elves) if consumed in to high a quantity. Harry enjoyed his first Butterbeer in Hogsmeade.

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What is in Diagon Alley? ›

Affiliation. Diagon Alley was a cobblestoned wizarding alley and shopping area located in London, England behind a pub called the Leaky Cauldron. Inside the alley was an assortment of restaurants, shops, and other sights. All items on the Hogwarts supply list could be bought at Diagon Alley.

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter ™ — Diagon Alley ™ at Universal Studios Florida.

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The Three Broomsticks (in Hogsmeade) and The Leaky Cauldron (in Diagon Alley): Cold Butterbeer. Frozen Butterbeer. Hot Butterbeer.

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Does Butterbeer taste like butterscotch? ›

It definitely has a butterscotch flavor to it, creamy and cold. A definite "must try" if you're going to Universal.

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Not only are the glazed doughnuts sprinkled with golden stars and slathered in butterscotch flavoring, but they are also topped with a doughnut hole in the shape of a Golden Snitch — complete with wings.

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