Maple Butter Cookies

Submitted by skat5762

"This is an old Gourmet recipe. The actual recipe used a maple leaf cookie cutter, but as you can see from the photo, I only had hearts. Very nice, mellow, maple-ish flavour. While these taste nice unglazed, the additional punch of maple takes it over the top."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup grade b maple syrup (or Grade A maple syrup flavored with 3 drops maple extract, or to taste)
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• For Glaze

• 1 1⁄4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 - 1⁄3 cup maple syrup

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in maple syrup and egg yolk.
2. Combine salt and flour; fold into butter mixture.
3. Chill dough, wrapped well in plastic wrap, until firm; about 2 hours or overnight.
4. Dough may be made 4 days ahead and kept chilled.
5. Preheat oven to 350°.
6. Divide dough in half; place remainder back in refrigerator.
7. Lightly flour work surface, and quickly roll out to 1/8-inch thickness.
8. Cut out cookies with floured cutters; reroll any cut any scraps.
9. Repeat process with second batch of dough.
10. (If using maple leaf cutters, mark cookies decoratively with back of knife.).
11. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes until golden.
12. While cookies are cooling, combine ingredients for glaze.
13. When cookies have completely cooled, dip into glaze, and allow to dry on wire racks.
14. Cookies keep in airtight containers 1 week.

Reviews

[junkmmwnomad]

These were tasty and enjoyed by everyone at the dinner party, but nothing so amazing that I would repeat again. Since it is maple syruping season, I had wanted a cookie cutter recipe using our maple syrup and this met the criteria. I thought they were a little boring, not quite as mapley as I wanted (admittedly I like very strong flavors/spices). To be fair, I did not make the frosting, just used a maple glaze over as they were drying. Maybe the frosting is what is needed to bring it together, but since it was a sugar frosting I didn't bother.

 

[Busters friend]

Exquisite - used amber maple syrup purchased from a young guy in Upstate NY who makes it himself. This crisp buttery delicious cookies will be hard to share (but I will). We skipped the icing - they are perfect as is. Thanks for a real keeper, s'kat!

 

[SquadLeader]

Amazing maple flavor. Made the cookie recipe exactly, but I added maple flavor to the glaze. It seemed the maple flavor intensified over a few days. Delicious!!!

 

[Cinnamonised]

This was really delicious, thank you! They were a big hit with everyone who tried them, I used a little heart-shaped box I got for valentines a couple of years ago and made little heart shaped cookies. I skipped the glaze, but otherwise followed everything exactly. Thank you!

 

[kaec7628]

Didn't use the glaze just sprinkled sugar over the tops before baking. These are wonderful and will become a holiday favorite. Thanks!