{"id":138,"date":"2025-08-23T22:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2025-08-23T22:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T22:08:08","slug":"maple-cookies-with-maple-icing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/23\/maple-cookies-with-maple-icing\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Cookies with Maple Icing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Maple Cookies with Maple Icing<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Soft, chewy cookies topped with a rich maple glaze \u2014 perfect for fall or any time you want cozy, comforting flavor!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cookie Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup (2 sticks) <strong>unsalted butter<\/strong>, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup <strong>brown sugar<\/strong>, packed<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup <strong>pure maple syrup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 large <strong>egg<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 tsp <strong>vanilla extract<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups <strong>all-purpose flour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp <strong>baking soda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp <strong>salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Maple Icing Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup <strong>butter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup <strong>pure maple syrup<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups <strong>powdered sugar<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp <strong>maple extract<\/strong> <em>(optional, for extra flavor)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>For the Cookies:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat<\/strong> your oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, <strong>cream together<\/strong> the softened butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix in<\/strong> the maple syrup, egg, and vanilla extract until fully combined.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, <strong>whisk together<\/strong> the flour, baking soda, and salt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gradually add<\/strong> the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until combined.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scoop<\/strong> tablespoon-sized portions onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong> for 10\u201312 minutes, or until the edges are just starting to turn golden.<\/li>\n<li>Let cookies <strong>cool on the pan<\/strong> for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>For the Maple Icing:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>In a small saucepan over medium heat, <strong>melt the butter<\/strong> and maple syrup together.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove from heat<\/strong> and whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>If using, stir in the maple extract.<\/li>\n<li>Let the icing cool slightly until it thickens just enough to drizzle or spread.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drizzle or spread<\/strong> the icing over cooled cookies. Let set before storing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For a deeper maple flavor, use <strong>dark maple syrup (Grade B)<\/strong> and the optional maple extract.<\/li>\n<li>Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.<\/li>\n<li>The icing sets beautifully \u2014 great for gifting!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0Maple Cookies with Maple Icing &nbsp; Soft, chewy cookies topped with a rich maple glaze \u2014 perfect for fall&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions\/140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}