Description
These delightful Maple Cookies with Maple Icing combine the warm, rich flavors of pure maple syrup with a soft, buttery cookie base. Coated with a smooth maple-flavored icing, these cookies are perfect for sharing during cozy afternoons or festive gatherings.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Maple Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure even baking.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and packed brown sugar together until the mixture is light and fluffy, which helps create a tender cookie texture.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the pure maple syrup, large egg, and vanilla extract until all ingredients are well combined, forming a smooth batter.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt to evenly distribute the leavening agents and spices.
- Mix Dry into Wet: Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture into the wet batter, stirring just until combined to avoid overmixing, which can toughen the cookies.
- Portion Dough: Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing each about 2 inches apart to allow room for spreading during baking.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges turn lightly golden, indicating they are cooked through.
- Cool Cookies: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes to firm up, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
- Prepare Maple Icing: In a bowl, whisk together powdered sugar, pure maple syrup, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Adjust Icing Consistency: If the icing is too thick, add more milk one teaspoon at a time until you achieve the desired consistency for spreading.
- Ice Cookies: Once cookies are completely cooled, spread a layer of the maple icing over each cookie evenly.
- Set Icing: Allow the icing to set completely before serving or storing the cookies to ensure a neat finish.
Notes
- Use pure maple syrup for the best authentic flavor in both dough and icing.
- Ensure cookies cool completely before icing to prevent melting and running of the glaze.
- You can store these cookies in an airtight container for up to one week.
- For a stronger maple flavor, consider adding a teaspoon of maple extract to the icing.
- Spacing cookies properly avoids merging during baking for perfectly round cookies.
- If you prefer crunchier cookies, bake them an extra 1-2 minutes but watch carefully to prevent burning.
