Canadian Maple Syrup Cookies

⏳ Time

2 hours 30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Canadians love to add as much sugar as possible to recipes; feel free to reduce the amount when cooking, to taste. The glaze also contains a lot of sugar, so you can skip it.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 10.3 oz
Activated Baking Soda - 1 teaspoon
Salt - ½ teaspoon
Butter - 6.2 oz
Brown Sugar - 7.1 oz
Whole egg - 1 piece
Maple syrup - 5 fl oz
Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
Nuts - to taste
Powdered Sugar - 4 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. Using a mixer, beat the butter (145 g) and brown sugar on medium speed until smooth, about 1–2 minutes. Add the egg and beat on high speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Add the maple syrup (80 ml) and vanilla extract, then beat on high speed.

Step 2

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the mixture, then mix. Add the nuts and beat on low speed until combined. The dough will be creamy and soft. Cover and chill it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. The dough can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. If the dough has been in the refrigerator for more than a few hours, let it sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before baking, as it will be quite firm.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 176–351°F. Roll the cookie dough into balls, about 1.5 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Bake each batch for 12–13 minutes, until they are golden brown on the edges. The centers will look very soft.

Step 4

Remove from the oven. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. You can add maple glaze.

Step 5

Maple glaze: 30 g of butter, 80 ml of maple syrup, 112 g of sifted powdered sugar, 1 pinch of salt, to taste. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and maple syrup, stirring occasionally. Once the butter has melted, remove from heat and stir in the sifted powdered sugar. Drizzle over the cooled cookies. The glaze will harden in about 1 hour.