Maple Cookies with Maple Pecan Frosting

Maple Cookies with Maple Pecan Frosting

These Maple Cookies with Maple Icing are a light and fluffy maple flavored cookie topped with delicious maple syrup-infused icing. Super yummy!

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 1 cup Butter (Sweet Cream Salted)
  • 2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Half and Half (or Milk)
  • 1/4 cup Pure Maple Syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Crescent Mapleine Imitation Maple Flavoring or Maple Extract
  • 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Maple Icing

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Butter (Very soft)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about two minutes.)
  2. Beat in eggs and maple extract and beat for another 3 minutes.
  3. Add the maple syrup and half and half and continue mixing.
  4. Mix in the baking soda and salt. Mix well.
  5. Add the flour and mix until combined.
  6. Do not overmix the dough after you add the flour. Just mix it until the flour has been combined into the dough.
  7. Scoop the dough onto the cookie sheet.
  8. Press the ball down slightly on the cookie sheet.
  9. Bake the cookies in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes or until light brown around the edges. Cool completely before adding the icing.
  10. To make the icing, add all the icing ingredients to a bowl and combine using a wire whisk.
  11. If the glaze is too thick, add more milk, a teaspoon at a time, until you reach the desired consistency.
  12. Drizzle the glaze over the cookies.

Notes

A note about the Maple Extract
There are two types ... Crescent Mapleine Imitation Maple Flavoring or Maple Extract. We tried both in our dessert recipes and we ended up liking the flavor of the Mapleine better.  It was closer to the taste of a Maple doughnut.  But individual tastes vary obviously, and either will work for this cookie.

A note about the Maple Syrup
The better the syrup, the better the maple flavor will shine through in both the cookies and the icing.  We recommend a Pure Maple Syrup as opposed to Pancake Syrup.

Storage/Freezing Instructions
Cookies should always be stored in an airtight container.  They should be completely cooled before storing them. We usually add a layer of parchment paper between each row of cookies in our plastic container.  Cookies stored at room temperature should stay fresh for 3-4 days. You can also keep them in the refrigerator and that extends their freshness for up to a week. If you need them to last longer, you can freeze them for up to 3 months. You can pull them out of the freezer and leave them on the counter for 1 hour and they will be ready to eat.

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