Description
Soft, buttery maple-flavored cookies finished with a glossy maple icing, offering warm autumnal flavors and a tender, slightly crisp texture.
Ingredients
- All-Purpose Flour: 2 1/2 cups
- Baking Powder: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
- Unsalted Butter (softened): 1 cup
- Brown Sugar (packed): 1 cup
- Egg (large): 1
- Pure Maple Syrup: 1/2 cup
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
- Powdered Sugar (for icing): 1 cup
- Maple Syrup (for icing): 3 tablespoons
- Milk (for icing): 1 to 2 tablespoons, to adjust consistency
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In another bowl, cream 1 cup softened unsalted butter with 1 cup packed brown sugar until fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Beat in 1 large egg, 1/2 cup pure maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until combined.
- Form dough: Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture, mixing just until a dough forms. Avoid overmixing.
- Portion cookies: Scoop or roll dough into balls and place on prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with the back of a spoon.
- Bake: Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until edges are lightly golden and centers are still slightly soft.
- Cool: Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before icing.
- Make icing: Whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons maple syrup, and 1 to 2 tablespoons milk until smooth, adjusting milk for desired consistency.
- Ice the cookies: Spread or drizzle the maple icing over completely cooled cookies. Allow icing to set before serving.
Notes
- Use room-temperature butter for a smoother, more even dough.
- Chill the dough 30 minutes for cookies with sharper edges and less spread.
- Bake one test cookie to check oven timing and adjust as needed.
- Store baked cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 to 5 days, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (approximately)
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 80 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg