Description
Soft Maple Cookies with Brown Butter Icing are warm, cozy, and irresistibly chewy, bursting with rich maple flavor and a touch of cinnamon. These cookies bake to tender centers, then crown with a nutty, amber-brown butter icing that steals the show. Perfect with coffee or tea, they store beautifully and disappear fast from the cookie plate—an autumnal treat that tastes like bakery goodness at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3–4 tbsp milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, maple syrup, and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until a soft dough forms.
- Chill dough for 1 hour for best texture.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Scoop dough onto baking sheets and bake for 10–12 minutes until set but still soft. Cool completely.
- To make icing, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden brown and nutty. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
- Whisk browned butter with powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
- Spread icing over cooled cookies and allow to set before serving.
Notes
- Chill dough for 1 hour before baking for best texture and thickness.
- Cookies yield about 30 cookies; bake in batches if needed.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days, or freeze for longer storage.
- For a nondairy icing, substitute plant-based butter and milk with dairy-free powdered sugar.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10–12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (1/30 of recipe)
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 60 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
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