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Maple Sugar Cookies

Soft Maple Sugar Cookies are a delicious fall treat packed with maple syrup and buttery taste. To make them, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray it with non-stick cooking spray. Mix together white sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, and baking soda. Beat the mixture on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add maple syrup and combine. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes. While the cookies are cooling, add the glaze.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 14 cookies
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 254
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 stick Butter softened
  • 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 of an Egg Yolk
  • 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
  • 1 1/2 cup AP Flour
  • pinch of Salt optional
  • Maple Syrup for brushing
  • Sanding Sugar

Method
 

  1. preheat oven to 335 degrees
  2. Cream butter and both sugars for 3 minutes, until pale and fluffy.
  3. Add half egg yolk and maple syrup, cream for 30 minutes. Scrape the sides of the bowl and cream for another 30 minutes.
  4. Add the flour and salt if using to the bowl and mix until combined.
  5. Divide the dough into two portions and wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 20 minutes (or pop in the freezer for 10 minutes like I did).
  6. Flour your work surface and rolling pin and roll out one of the portions of dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut out your maple leafs (or any shape will work) and place as many as you can on a baking sheet at least 1 inch apart. (The cookie shouldn't spread when baking.)
  7. Using a pastry brush, brush maple syrup on the cookies and sprinkle with sanding sugar.
  8. Bake for 8-9 minutes, rotating the tray half way though baking. Let cool one minute (if you can wait that long) before enjoying!

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Notes

These cookies are very simple and very delicious! They tasted like a classic sugar cookie but had a sweet maple flavor that stayed in your mouth even after swallowing. I love decorating my sugar cookies with sanding sugar, and these were no different. I had gold sanding sugar on hand (which is random, I have no idea where it came from) and it worked perfectly!
Of course you can cut these cookies in any shape but go ahead and made a trip to Sur La Table, I got this cookie cutter for 50 cents today! I got the maple leaf cookie cutter, which made me go to the store to buy maple syrup, which made me go to my kitchen and bake these cookies. Enjoy!