Description
Soft and chewy maple sugar cookies rolled in granulated sugar and finished with a silky pure maple glaze for the perfect sweet, cozy treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, plus 1/3 cup for rolling
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp pure maple extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, Grade A recommended
- 1 tbsp milk or heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until uniformly blended.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar together for 2 to 3 minutes until light, pale, and fluffy.
- Mix in the whole egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and maple extract until the wet mixture is completely smooth and cohesive.
- Gradually add the dry flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed just until a soft, uniform dough forms.
- Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough and roll them into smooth balls. Roll each dough ball thoroughly in the extra 1/3 cup of granulated sugar until fully coated.
- Place the coated dough balls on prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are just set and the centers remain soft and puffy.
- Let the cookies rest on the hot baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- While the cookies cool, whisk together the powdered sugar, pure maple syrup, milk or heavy cream, and vanilla extract in a small bowl until a smooth, thick glaze forms.
- Drizzle the maple glaze generously over the completely cooled cookies using a spoon or piping bag. Let the glaze set for 15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use 100% pure Grade A maple syrup for the best glaze. Pull the cookies from the oven while the centers still look slightly underbaked for soft, chewy centers, and cool them completely before glazing so the drizzle sets beautifully.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 105mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg