Glazed Maple Cookies Recipes

GLAZED MAPLE SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and cornstarch until blended. Beat in flavoring. Gradually beat in flour., Shape dough into a disk; cover. Refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 45 minutes., Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-3/4-in. leaf-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets., Bake until edges are light brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and maple syrup until smooth. Spread over cookies. Let stand until set.

GLAZED MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup maple syrup and egg yolks. With mixer on low, beat in flour mixture.
• Drop batter by tablespoons, 3 inches apart, onto two baking sheets. Using a flat-bottomed glass dipped in flour, flatten cookies to a 1/4-inch thickness. Bake until golden at edges, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool. In a small saucepan, simmer 1 cup maple syrup until reduced to 3/4 cup. Spoon over cookies.

VERMONT MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and maple flavoring. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in baking chips and pecans., Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , For glaze, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Remove from heat. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, syrup and maple flavoring until smooth., Drizzle over cookies; let dry completely. Store between pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.

MAPLE GLAZED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• For sugar cookies:.
• Preheat the oven to 380 to 400, depending on how hot your oven is.
• Cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ones in batches, alternating with sour cream. Drop by Tablespoon fulls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 7-9 minutes. cool completely.
• For icing glaze:.
• Mix powdered sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla extract in a bowl, if the glaze is too thick add more maple or some milk/water. transfer to a flat shallow dish (like a pie pan). spread glaze on cookies, and quickly top with crushed walnuts.
• ( Icing takes about an hour to harden, their less messy and taste better when the glaze is cool and hardened.).

MAPLE-GLAZED APPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400'.
• Cream together butter with sugar.
• Add salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, coriander and egg. Blend well.
• Stir in flour with baking soda and milk until well blended. Stir in apples.
• Drop by small spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 400' for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are light brown and spread but not overly brown (Firm when cooled and touched)
• Remove from oven and cool on cookie sheets 1-2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack
• To make glaze: Stir together butter, powdered sugar, maple flavoring and milk to make a smooth glaze.
• Dot each cookie with about 1/2 teaspoons of glaze and spread to edges.
• Cool cookies and allow glaze to set before storing in an airtight container.