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You won't find a tastier treat this Fall than these mouth watering Maple Leaf Cookies made with maple sugar and pure maple syrup.
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5 from 8 votes

Maple Leaf Cookies

You won't find a tastier treat this Fall than these mouth watering Maple Leaf Cookies made with maple sugar and pure maple syrup.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time14 minutes
Chill time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 44 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cookies

Ingredients

Maple Cookie Dough:

Cookie Glaze:

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup water + extra as needed
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 2 drops red food coloring
  • 1 drop yellow food coloring

Instructions

Cookie Dough:

  • Add the flour, baking powder, and salt to a bowl, combine, and set aside.
  • Portion the wet ingredients (egg, vanilla and milk) in another bowl, set aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugar in your mixer on a medium speed. Add the wet ingredients to the butter mixture in three stages. Mix until fully incorporated for each stage. When the last of the wet is incorporated, turn the mixer off.
  • Add the dry ingredients all at once. Mix on speed 1 just until the dough starts coming together. Give it a 5 second flash on a medium-high speed, to insure the mixture is homogeneous. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap in a puck shape. Chill for 1-2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet with a Silpat or parchment paper.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, until bottoms and edges of cookies are light brown. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.

Cookie Glaze:

  • Melt the butter and water together over a double boiler. When the butter is melted, remove the double boiler from the heat, but keep the double boiler in tact. Add the powdered sugar all at once as well as the maple syrup. Stir with a whisk, pressing the whisk against the sides of the bowl to press out the lumps. When all your lumps are worked out, add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time until the glaze reaches your desired thickness. Add food coloring as desired.

To decorate the cookies:

  • Dip the tops of your cookies in the warm glaze and allow them to fully dry. If adding sprinkles or sugar, be sure to sprinkle on while glaze is still wet.

Notes

  • Tinting the glaze with food coloring is totally optional.
  • Avoid over working the dough while rolling. This will yield the most tender cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg