Maple-Spice Cookies
I love maple cookies, and these are just wonderful! Not overpowering, just sweetly subtle with maple and spices. Perfect with a cup of afternoon tea. This recipe comes from the Maple Syrup Cookbook by Ken Haedrich.
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READY IN: 42mins
YIELD: 4 dozen cookies
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 1cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2
- 2large eggs
- 4cups unbleached flour
- 2 1⁄4teaspoons baking soda
- 2teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1⁄2teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a baking sheet.
- Cream the shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
- Beat in the maple syrup and eggs, one at a time.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
- Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture, a little at a time, and mix until well blended. The dough will be sticky.
- Sprinkle granulated sugar onto a sheet of wax paper.
- Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and dip the tops into the sugar.
- Place the balls 2-inches apart on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 12 to 13 minutes, or until light golden brown and the center is set; do not overbake.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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