Maple Sugar Cookies

What you'll need:

Maple Sugar Cookies

  • 1C butter, softened
  • 1.5C granulated sugar
  • 1/4C brown sugar
  • 1/3C pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract
  • 2.25C all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar +
  • 1.5 Tbsp ground cinnamon
Maple Icing
  • 1/8C butter
  • 1/4C pure maple syrup
  • 1/2C powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

How you'll do it:

Maple Sugar Cookies
  1. With a standing mixer or handheld mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds.
  2. Add in granulated sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.Beat until well combined.
  3. Next, mix in the egg and the egg yolk. 
  4. Then mix in in the vanilla extract and almond extract.
  5. Add in the flour, about 1/2 cup at a time. Mix until all flour is incorporated into the dough.
  6. Chill dough for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  7. Once the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
  8. Roll dough into about 1” balls, and roll in cinnamon sugar.
  9. Place dough on the baking sheets, making sure they are spaced out evenly, about 2-3” apart.
  10. Bake for about 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are slightly brown. Allow cookies to cool a few minutes before removing them from the tray and allowing them to cool completely on a wire rack.
Maple Icing
  1. Over low heat, melt butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract together. Once everything is melted, remove from the heat.
  2. Sift in powdered sugar and whisk until fully combined.
  3. Allow the icing to cool about 8-10 minutes, which allows the icing to thicken.