maple cookies
soft maple cookies with sweet maple glaze
recipe from Sally's Cookie Addiction cookbook
baked in October 2017
yield: 24 cookies
prep time: 25 minutes
cook time: 13 minutes
difficulty level: easy
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 and 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 and 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Directions
For the cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add the brown sugar and beat on medium-high speed until creamed, about 2 minutes.
- Add the maple syrup, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract, and beat on high speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until combined. The dough will be very soft.
- Scoop balls of dough, about 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of dough per cookie, and place 3 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake for 13 to 14 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly touched and the edges are lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheets for 5 mintues before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the glaze:
- Whisk the butter and maple syrup together in a small saucepan over medium heat until the butter is completely melted and is combined with the syrup.
- Remove from the heat and whisk in the confectioners' sugar and salt.
- Set aside to cool for 20 minutes.
- Spoon glaze on top of each cooled cookie. Allow glaze to set completely, 30 minutes, before serving.
Nutrition
- Total calories: 5,300
- Calories per cookie: 221
