Rolled Maple Sugar Cookies Recipes

MAPLE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in syrup and vanilla. Combine the remaining ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

ROLLED MAPLE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together egg replacer with 2 tablespoons rice milk; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together oat and barley flours, salt, and baking powder; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream shortening and sugar until blended. Add egg substitute mixture, vanilla extract, and remaining 1 tablespoon rice milk; mix until incorporated. Add dry ingredients; mix until just combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula if necessary.
• On a work surface, gather dough and form into a disk. Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place chilled dough on a lightly floured work surface; if dough seems dry, sprinkle with a few drops of water and knead gently to work in. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Using 3-inch alphabet cookie cutters, cut out desired shapes. Firmly press currants, chocolate chips, or coconut flakes onto cookies, if desired. Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat; bake for 8 minutes. Transfer sheet to a wire rack to cool; let cool completely on sheet before removing.

MAPLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Add the egg, syrup and vanilla. Mix until well blended. Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda. Stir into mixture until well blended. Shape into 1 inch balls and roll in sugar. Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart and flatten slightly.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Let cool on wire rack.

THE BEST ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Cover, and chill dough for at least one hour (or overnight).
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Roll out dough on floured surface 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into shapes with any cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes in preheated oven. Cool completely.

ROLLED MAPLE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the shortening and sugars. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, and add this combination to the first mixture.
• Mix and chill thoroughly.
• Roll out the dough on a sugared board and cut it with cookie cutters.
• Bake the cookies on a greased cookie sheet at 350°F for 10 minutes.

MAPLE LEAF COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour and salt into a medium bowl. Beat butter and granulated and brown sugars with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and creamy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low, and add yolk, then 1/2 cup maple syrup, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture, and beat until just incorporated. Shape into 2 disks, wrap each in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (or up to 2 days).
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll out 1 disk of dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a sheet of lightly floured parchment. Place parchment with dough on baking sheet. Freeze until firm, about 15 minutes.
• Coat baking sheets with cooking spray, line with parchment, and coat parchment. Cut out cookies from frozen dough using a 3 1/2-inch maple-leaf-shaped cutter, and space 1 inch apart on sheets. Roll and cut scraps once. Freeze cookies until firm, about 15 minutes.
• Bake cookies until edges begin to turn golden, 14 to 16 minutes. Transfer parchment with cookies to wire racks, and let cool for 5 minutes. Brush cookies with 2 tablespoons maple syrup, and sprinkle with 1/2 the sanding sugar. Let cool. Repeat with remaining dough, maple syrup, and sugar. (Cookies will keep for up to 2 days.)