Here’s a Maple Cookies with Maple Icing recipe 🍪🍁—soft, sweet, and full of maple flavor.
Maple Cookies
Ingredients (about 24 cookies)
Cookies
- 1 cup (227 g) butter, softened
- ¾ cup (150 g) brown sugar, packed
- ¼ cup (60 ml) pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups (310 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Maple Icing
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1–2 tsp milk (optional, for consistency)
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 350°F (175°C).
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make cookie dough
- Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla, and maple syrup; mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, mixing until combined.
- Form cookies
- Scoop dough (1–2 tbsp each) onto prepared baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
- Flatten slightly with the back of a spoon.
- Bake
- Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Make icing
- Whisk powdered sugar and maple syrup together.
- Add milk if needed for a spreadable consistency.
- Ice cookies
- Drizzle or spread maple icing over cooled cookies.
- Let set before serving.
Tips
- Extra maple flavor: Add ½ tsp maple extract to dough or icing.
- Soft cookies: Don’t overbake; edges should be lightly golden.
- Decorative: Sprinkle chopped pecans on icing before it sets.
- Storage: Keeps in an airtight container 3–4 days; icing may soften over time.
If you want, I can also give a chewy maple cookie version that’s soft inside with a slightly crisp edge—perfect for maple lovers.
