Maple Leaves
photo by CandyTX
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
4 Dozen
- Serves:
- 48
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter (no substitutes)
- 2⁄3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup maple syrup or 1/4 cup maple-flavored syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
-
Maple Frosting
- 1 1⁄2 cups sifted powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons softened butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1 teaspoon tablespoons maple syrup or 1 teaspoon maple-flavored syrup
directions
- In a mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed 30 seconds.
- Add brown sugar, soda, and salt.
- Beat until combined.
- Beat in egg, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Beat in whole wheat flour and as much of the all-purpose flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in remaining flour.
- Divide dough in half.
- Cover; chill 3 hours or until easy to handle.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 2 1/2- to 3-inch leaf cookie cutters dipped into flour, cut into leaf shapes. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake in a 375 degree F oven 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are firm.
- Remove from cookie sheet and cool on a wire rack.
- For the Maple Frosting, beat together sifted powdered sugar and softened butter or margarine. Beat in enough maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup to make easy to spread.
- Frost with Maple Frosting.
- Let frosting set.
- Place in an airtight container; store at room temperature up to 3 days.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sassy in da South
Lexington