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Soft, buttery maple cookies topped with a homemade maple glaze. A perfect fall dessert that’s quick to make and impossible to resist.

Maple Cookies with Maple Icing

Soft, buttery maple cookies topped with a homemade maple glaze. A perfect fall dessert that’s quick to make and impossible to resist.
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Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For the Cookies:
  • - ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • - ½ cup granulated sugar
  • - ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • - 1 large egg
  • - 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • - ½ tsp baking powder
  • - ¼ tsp salt
For the Maple Icing:
  • - 1 cup powdered sugar
  • - 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • - 1–2 tsp milk as needed

Equipment

  • mixing bowls
  • Hand or stand mixer
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • cooling rack
  • Measuring cups & spoons

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in maple syrup and egg.
  3. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to wet mixture.
  4. Scoop tablespoon-sized balls, place on baking sheet, and flatten slightly.
  5. Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are golden. Cool completely.
  6. Mix powdered sugar and maple syrup for icing. Add milk to desired consistency.
  7. Drizzle icing over cooled cookies. Let set before serving.